Lewis v. Territory of Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District in and for the County of Yavapai. R. E. Sloan, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The defendant, Edward Lewis, was tried and convicted, at the June term, 1899, of the district court of Yavapai County, of the crime of murder in the first degree, and is under sentence of death. From the judgment of conviction he prosecutes this appeal. On the trial the defendant was placed upon the stand as a witness in his own behalf, and testified concerning the circumstances of the killing and in' relation to his movements immediately before and after the homicide. Upon cross-examination, and against the objection of the defendant, the court permitted the district attorney to ask, and…
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