Hope v. State

The defendant was convicted of distilling and possessing a still. He attempted to prove an alibi. The evidence was in sharp conflict, and hence presented a question for the jury.

On the cross-examination of defendant’s witness Winslett, the solicitor propounded the question, “Xou were caught in Talladega county yourself about three months ago for making liquor ?” The defendant objected, and the court sustained the objection. The defendant moved for a mistrial on account of the question, which motion was overruled. We think that tne court did all that could be required of it when it sustained…