State v. Shultz

1. incest: evidence : good character. I. The serious question in the case arises on the exclusion of testimony on part of witnesses McNalley, Bigler, Byan, Fiser, Walker and Swatchue. The record is substantially alike on all these exclusions. McNalley testified that he knew what the defendant’s, general moral character was in *323the vicinity in which he resided up until the time he was arrested, on January 30, 1915. lie was then asked to state whether it was good or bad, and answer was excluded, on the objection that the defendant was not entitled to “general reputation except as to…