People v. Neupert

Judgment of conviction reversed • and new trial granted. Held, 1. That the testimony of Flannigan was not competent, either as tending to establish the charge of perjury, of which the defendant was convicted, or upon the credibility of the defendant’s testimony, and it was error for the trial court to submit the same to the jury for their consideration. 2. That after the defendant had claimed his privilege in refusing to answer concerning another charge, the district attorney should not have spread upon the record the details of such alleged crime, and to do so was prejudicial. 3. That it was…