State v. Mahfouz

ROGERS, Justice.

Louis Mahfouz, a white man, was jointly indicted with two negroes, Frank Rhodes and Eddie Woods, for stealing a steer, the property of H. A. Turner. The negroes pleaded guilty to the offense and were sentenced to the penitentiary. Mahfouz was tried and convicted on the charge and was also sentenced to the penitentiary. Fie appealed and complains, among other things, that, over his objection, the State was permitted to introduce as rebuttal evidence what, in reality, was not rebuttal evidence, to the prejudice of his rights.

On the trial, the State called as witnesses to make…