Gardner v. State

PEE CtTBIAM.

Appellant was convicted for a violation of the prohibitory liquor law, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $50 and confinement in the county jail for a period of 30 days.

Counsel for appellant rely upon two grounds to secure a reversal of this case. The first is that the court permitted the county attorney to ask leading questions of the state’s witness Teague. As a general rule a party cannot ask leading questions of his witness; but when it appears that the witness is unfriendly toward the party placing him upon the witness stand, or is try ing to evade the questions…