State v. Elders
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before McIver, J., Union, March, 1921. Palmer Elders indicted for assault and battery with intent to kill, and upon conviction appeals. cite: Wide latitude allozved in cross-examination: 40 Cyc., 2492, 2480-81; 12 Rich., 654. Oral argument.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
The defendant was tried at the March term of the Court for Union County before Judge McIver and a jury, charged with an assault and battery with intent to kill and, after conviction and sentence, appeals.
Earl Meadow, prosecuting witness for the State, testified that the defendant said to him: “Come over here; I want you to see if you can identify this horse.”
On recross-examination by Mr. Barron, attorney for defendant, the question was asked:
“If he was going to kill you over there, what good would your identification have done him?”
Thi…
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