Anderson v. State

Appellant was charged and convicted of assault and battery with intent to commit murder. Appellant’s motion for new trial sets forth three causes which he argues here on appeal.

1. During the course of the trial appellant moved for the production of police reports written by such officers following statements made by the prosecuting witnesses. The motion was properly overruled. If the reports were a matter of public record they could have been examined by appellant before trial or brought into court by subpoena. Furthermore, the officers could have been questioned regarding such statements. If…