Thompson v. State

1. The brief of the evidence which is made a part of the record in this case contains some superfluous matter, such as objections of counsel, rulings on testimony, and colloquies between court and counsel. Where there is apparently a bona fide effort to brief .the evidence in compliance with the statute on that subject, this court will not refuse to consider it, unless it appears that the violation of the statute requiring a proper brief of the evidence is of a flagrant character; and sueh is not the case as to the brief of the evidence in this record.

2. On the trial of an accusation against…