Cochran v. State

The trial court permitted Dr. Howell, who qualified as an expert physician, to testify, over the objection and exception of defendant, that in his judgment as a physician and surgeon, after having examined the wound on the party assaulted and the collar worn by him at the time the wound was made, the collar stopped the force of the knife as it came down. To authorize a witness to 'testify as an expert it must appear that-by study, practice, experience, or observation as to the particular subject inquired about he has acquired a knowledge beyond that of the ordinary person. Clemons v. State,…