Manning v. State

1. Ground 1 of the amendment to the motion for a new trial states that when a witness was asked “ Who all do you say was interested in that still and making whisky there at it ? ” the court said to counsel for defendant: “You have been over that once. Don’t go over it again.” Counsel for plaintiff in error insists that this action of the judge was “ a restriction of defendant’s rights and deprived him of his legal right to make a thorough and sifting examination of said witness.” This complaint is not justified by the record. The brief of evidence shows that this witness swore that he did not…