Fry v. State

The plaintiff in error was convicted in the Circuit Court of Warren County of the crime of arson, and sentenced to confinement in the State prison for a term of five years. On the trial below, the defendant became a witness in his *468own behalf, and thus put bis character in issue before the jury. The defendant, it appeared, had resided in Warren County for about six years preceding the trial, and witnesses were introduced by him in support of his character, while others, introduced by the State, impeached it. The defendant, prior to his removal to Warren County, in this State, had resided for…