Southworth v. State

I adopt the following brief and argument of appellant, as my dissenting opinion: "There are a number of matters complained of in the record which I think are sufficiently meritorious to require a reversal of the judgment. The court erred in holding that the manner of the State's attorney examining its witness W.G. Cobble, was without error, for the reason: I. The State can not impeach its own witness when the witness merely fails to make a case or gives negative testimony injurious to the State's case. II. It is improper to hold up a paper and pretend to read from it as the testimony of the…