State v. Beckner
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Row. Jno. W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The trend of authority is to the effect that a witness may he impeached by showing his general reputation for truth and veracity, and his general moral character for the purpose of affecting his credibility as á witness; but it has always been held in all the courts that a man’s bad character for turbulence and violence could not be put in issue by the State unless the defendant had first introduced…
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Row. Jno. W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The trend of authority is to the effect that a witness may he impeached by showing his general reputation for truth and veracity, and his general moral character for the purpose of affecting his credibility as á witness; but it has always been held in all the courts that a man’s bad character for turbulence and violence could not be put in issue by the State unless the defendant had first introduced witnesses to show his character was good. 2 Wigmore on Ev., secs. 891, 922, 924; Bakeman v. Rose, 18 Wend. 146; State v.…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This is a prosecution for murder begun by the filing of an information in the criminal court of Jackson county, by the prosecuting attorney of .said county, wherein he charges the defendant with having, *286on the first day of January, 1905, at the county of Jackson in the.State of Missouri, wilfully, feloniously, deliberately, premeditatedly, on purpose and of his malice aforethought, shot and killed Charles Brown.
The defendant was duly arraigned and entered his plea of not guilty. On the 8th day of May, 1905, defendant was put upon his trial, and on May 12, 1905, the jury returned a verdict…
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