Scott v. State

The conviction of this appellant rested solely upon the testimony of one Clarence Shewbart, a boy of about 20 years of age. The testimony of this witness was filled with uncertainties and contradictions. In numerous instances, when direct and leading questions were propounded to him on his direct examination by the solicitor, his replies were, “I reckon so.” This witness was successfully impeached by an apparently disinterested witness, who testified that the state witness said in his presence that he knew nothing whatever against this defendant in this case. No effort was made to sustain the…