White v. State

(dissenting). — Bill of exception number twenty-seven is set out in the opinion of Judge Lattimore and it is not necessary to copy it again. The first part of the bill shows that in the direct examination of a State’s witness counsel for the State asked witness if he knew the general reputation of appellant as a bootlegger. The court sustained objection to the question and stated at the time that is was not a proper question because appellant’s reputation was not in issue. The balance of the bill relates to the reasons urged by the district attorney as to why he thought the evidence…