Chatham v. State

The defendant was charged in the county court of McCurtain county with the crime of selling whisky to Irwin Bohanan, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and serve 30 days in the county jail.

For a reversal of this case it is urged. First: That the court erred in permitting the county attorney to ask leading and suggestive questions. Second: That the county attorney, over objection of defendant, was permitted to prove the general reputation of Newt Hancock, a material witness for defendant, as being that of “a notorious bootlegger.”

We have examined the record and find that…