Hudson v. State

1. It is within the discretion of the court, during the trial of a criminal case, to grant or to refuse permission to either the State or the defendant to make an experiment in the presence of the jury' for the purpose of using the result as evidence. However, an experiment should be cautiously allowed, and only when the court is satisfied “from the nature of the experiment that the jury will be enlightened thereby;” apd the experiment or test, whenever made, “should be based as nearly as possible upon conditions and circumstances like those existing at the time of the offense.” 16 Corpus…