Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Caldwell. Tried below before Hon. John M. Gambell. Appeal from a conviction of gaming; penalty, a fine of $10. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant his punishment assessed at a fine of $10, and appeals.
Appellant complains of the action of the court refusing to permit him to put witness Walter Frazier on the stand as his (appellant’s) own witness. It appears that this witness was placed on the stand by the State and gave in his testimony and was cross-examined. Subsequently defendant placed witness Henderson on the stand, and proved by said witness that the reputation of Frazier in the community where he lived was bad for truth. Subsequent to this appellant called the witness Walter Frazier, remarking he would…
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