State v. Wilson

Under an indictment for cutting and thrusting one George Kennedy with a knife, with intent to kill and murder, the defendant was convicted of cutting with intent to kill, and was sentenced to imprisonment,in the state penitentiary at hard labor for a period of not less than one year nor more than three years.

The errors complained of in the trial in the lower court are embodied in seven bills of exceptions.

Bill No. 1.

On direct examination, the district attorney propounded to a state witness the following questions: “Were they drinking then?” and, “What were they doing?” Objections made to the…