Everage v. State

CARR, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the' court below of assault with intent to murder.

The defendant introduced several character witnesses, and among the questions propounded to each one; either in exact counterpart or in substance, was this: “Have you ever heard of this defendant being involved in any fight or difficulty prior to this alleged assault?” Upon objection by the State the trial court disallowed an answer to each of these interrogations.

In the early case of Hussey v. State, 87 Ala. 121, 6 So. 420, 423, the Supreme Court had this identical .proposition under review. It is…