State v. McKay
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DeVorE, J., Marlboro. ' Indictment against Thomas M'cKay. Defendant appeals. cite: Prosecutrix should not state circumstances in detail: 52 S. C. 488 ; 19 Ency. 959. Party may no.t discredit his own witness: 7 S. €. 289; 43 S. C. 16; Chev. 44; 1 Bail. 32; 73 S'. C. 408; 2 N. & McC. '331. Improper conduct or language by State’s attorney in presence of jury: 77 S. C. 409 ; 80 S. C. 352; 16 En-cy. 524; 4 Ency. 875; 38 S. C. 580; 48 S. C. 145.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion, of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
At the trial below, the State put up Knox Purvis, a witness who- had been -examined before the committing magistrate. He said that he knew nothing about the case, — that the prosecutrix and her sisters had persuaded him to tell what he had told at the preliminary investigation, and that what he had there sworn was false. The prosecuting attorney then stated to the Court that he had been taken by surprise, and asked to be allowed to- 'examine the witness by leading questions, on th-e ground that he was hostile. This was allowed,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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