Hickey v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degre, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of twenty-five years.

Appellant’s bill of exceptions number 1 complains that the court permitted witness T. B. Whitford to state his official position at the time he testified in this case. Witness answered that he was a justice of the peace. Appellant’s sole contention is that the testimony is immaterial. It is always proper for a witness to state his official position: at least it was not improper in this case.

While this same witness was on the stand,…