Dean v. State

A. prosecution was instituted against the appellant and his wife for larceny, and receiving stolen goods. The appellant was tried, separately, and convicted on the count in the information charging larceny.

During the trial the State introduced evidence, over the objections of the appellant, of declarations and admissions made by his wife, in his absence, long after the time when it was claimed the crime was committed.

This evidence was inadmissible for any purpose. Reilley v. State, 14 Ind. 217; Garner v. Gordon, 41 Ind. 92; Dye v. State, ante, p. 87; O’Neil v. State, 42 Ind. 346; Kingen v.…