Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Jones

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided May 27, 1941No. 6874Published

1DissentGivens, J.

(Dissenting) — Conceding the trial court should allow a liberal cross-examination of the prosecutrix in this class of cases as to any relevant, pertinent and connected circumstances which might modify, explain, contradict, rebut or make clear the examination in chief, such cross examination is not to be unlimited in scope. (People v. Burnette, (Cal.) 102 Pac. 799.)

Appellant does not by his argument or analysis show how any testimony which might have been given in response to the questions on cross examination to which objections were sustained would have enlightened the jury on any material…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. GidneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Whalen v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
  3. State v. SmailesIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
  4. People v. NorringtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
  5. State v. AlvordIdaho Supreme Court · 1928

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API