Mathis v. State

Appellant Wylie Mathis was duly indicted, tried and convicted in the Grant County Circuit Court for the crime of grand larceny and was assessed punishment of 18 months in the State penitentiary therefor from which comes this appeal.

Over appellant’s objections and exceptions a witness, Duff Stuckey, was interrogated by the prosecuting attorney and by the court required to answer the following questions:

“Q. In 1921, what kind of spell was that? Did he get into a scrape? A. No,'sir. Q. Was he tried then for stealing a yearling? Objected to, objection overruled, exceptions saved. Q. He was tried…