Eady v. State

Appellant was convicted for selling whiskey. The testimony on behalf of the State abundantly sustains the jury’s verdict, as several witnesses testified that they had made a number of different purchases of whiskey from appellant.

The principal assignment of error is that the court erred in admitting certain testimony of Lilhurn Malott. This witness testified that he had bought whiskey from appellant within three years of the date of the. indictment, and, in his examination by the prosecuting attorney, he testified as follows:

“Q. Do you know anything about Harry Burkett buying any whiskey from…