State v. . Adams

The defendant did not testify in bis own bebalf, but bis wife, among other witnesses, testified in bis bebalf. Upon cross-examination of tbe wife, tbe solicitor asked ber tbe following question, referring to ber busband, tbe defendant: (Q.) “Tbat wasn’t tbe first time be bad been up, was it?” (A.) “No, sir; because I thought be bas been jerked up more times than one unjust.”

Tbe effect of tbis evidence was to put before tbe jury tbe fact tbat tbe defendant bad previously been charged with or arrested for crime. For all practical purposes, tbis amounted to proving tbe bad character of tbe…