State v. Mize

BRITT, Judge.

Defendant combines his assignments of error 2 and 9 and states the question presented by the assignments thusly: “Did the court err in not allowing the defendant to establish prosecuting witness’ reputation as a combatant ahd instructing jury to disregard answer?”

The assignments of error relate to exceptions 4, 5 and 15. Exceptions 4 and 5 relate to defendant’s cross-examination of Covert when the court sustained the State’s objections to questions attempting to elicit evidence to the effect that Covert had beaten defendant’s wife several times and had whipped his brother. The…