State v. Drake

i. Examinawitnesses: questions. I. It is first argued that the trial court erred to the defendant’s prejudice in permitting the prosecuting .witness to answer leading questions propounded by the county attorney, and in sustaining the State’s objection to other leading questions propounded by defendant’s counsel to witnesses testifying in his behalf. The admission and exclusion of answers to leading questions are matters peculiarly within the discretion of the trial court, and it is only upon a clear showing of abuse of such discretion that the ruling will be held reversible error. Without…