State v. Crittenden

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Fenner, J.

The errors charged are presented on four bills of exception and a motion in arrest of judgment.

1. The first bill was taken to the ruling of the court in permitting the jury, at their own request, to have the prosecuting witness recalled after the evidence was closed, and to strip and exhibit the location and nature of his wound, and to be questioned by the jury concerning the same.

The objection was based on the ground that the judge had previously refused permission to the State to introduce the same evidence, after closing its case, and that…