Crumpton v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
ERROR to Craighead Circuit Court. J. E. Riddick, Judge. The appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on an indictment for murder in the first degree. 1. The evidence is insufficient to support the verdict, especially of manslaughter, and the court erred in instructing the jury as to the law of manslaughter, ffj Ark., 436; 30 id., 506. 2. It was error to admit the evidence of Clears and New-comb to contradict the witness King.
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ERROR to Craighead Circuit Court. J. E. Riddick, Judge. The appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on an indictment for murder in the first degree. 1. The evidence is insufficient to support the verdict, especially of manslaughter, and the court erred in instructing the jury as to the law of manslaughter, ffj Ark., 436; 30 id., 506. 2. It was error to admit the evidence of Clears and New-comb to contradict the witness King. The State was bound by the answer of King. Wharf. Cr. Ev. (8 ed.), sec. ‡8‡; / Greenl. Ev. (13 ed.), sec. 44Q; ii S. W. Rep., 106; 34 Ark., 480; Mans/. Dig.,…
1Per curiam
Witnesses: Bias of. During the trial of the appellant, a witness introduced by him was asked if he had not made certain statements, which, if made, tended to show that he felt an interest in the defendant’s behalf. He denied that he had made the statements, and the State was permitted, against his objection, to prove that he had made them. The bias of one called to testify in a case is not a collateral matter. The testimony was competent. Butler v. State, 34 Ark., 480; Whar. Cr. Ev., sec. 483.
Instructions. It is urged that the court erred in instructing the jury as to the law of manslaughter,…
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