People v. De Witt
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Colusa County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the head-notes and the opinion of Mr. Justice Thornton.
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
— The defendant was accused of murder, and convicted of it in the first degree.
The court committed no error in sustaining the objection to the question of counsel for defense: “How do you know?” In fairness to the witness, the objection should have been and was properly sustained.
There was no error in sustaining the objection to the question of counsel for defense: “What for?” The witness had replied to questions of counsel for prosecution that she was never on the stand as a witness but once before, and that then she was very much excited. The question was then asked by the defense: “What…
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