State v. Canalle

Divers errors are relied upon by the appellant for a reversal, but, for the sake of brevity, these errors may be classified under three propositions: (1) Prejudicial statements elicited by the prosecuting attorney on the direct examination of witnesses Sheriff Gaughenbaugh and Constable Seath, who made the arrest-of the defendant; (2) insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict; and (3) error in certain instructions given by the trial court to the jury.

I. We first turn to the challenged testimony of the State’s witness Sheriff Gaughenbaugh. The record is in part as follows:

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