State v. Donaldson

The respondent was convicted in the Orleans County, municipal court of transporting intoxicating liquor. Warden Drew, in whose custody the liquor was found, was the only witness who gave evidence tending to connect the respondent therewith. In his cross-examination, and for impeachment purposes, he was asked if this was the first time that, being caught with liquor, he had tried to lay it to someone else; and when this was objected to, the respondent offered to show a specific occasion when such an attempt was made by the witness. Both question and offer were excluded, and the respondent…