Carpenter v. State

Tbe offense is burglary; tbe punishment five years’ confinement in tbe penitentiary.

By bill of exception No. 3, appellant complains of tbe action of tbe trial court in permitting tbe county attorney, over his objection, to ask appellant if be bad not been indicted for murder. Tbe court qualified appellant’s bill by stating that, “after laying tbe proper predicate and it appearing that tbe matter inquired about was not too remote, tbe county attorney was permitted to ask tbe defendant tbe question complained of in said bill.” In a criminal ease, tbe defendant or any other witness, if tbe…