People v. Hoffman

In this case the defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree. The appeal from the judgment was heard and determined in the first instance by the district court of appeal, second district, second division, which reversed the judgment solely upon the ground that the trial court erred, to the prejudice of the defendant, in admitting in evidence testimony that the reputation of the deceased for peace and quiet was good.

The point is presented for the first time to this court that the answer to the question propounded to the prosecution’s character witness, “Do you know his [deceased’s]…