Moulton v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The testimony of Chandler, to which objection was made, related to particular acts or conduct, and was improperly admitted. — "Wharton’s Or. Ev., § 61, and cases cited; 3 Amer. & Eng. Encyc. Law, 115; Reddick v. State, Florida, 5 So. Bep. 705; Ingram v. State, 67 Ala. 72; DeArman v. State, 71 Ala. 361; Tease v. Huntington, 23 How. TJ.
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From the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The testimony of Chandler, to which objection was made, related to particular acts or conduct, and was improperly admitted. — "Wharton’s Or. Ev., § 61, and cases cited; 3 Amer. & Eng. Encyc. Law, 115; Reddick v. State, Florida, 5 So. Bep. 705; Ingram v. State, 67 Ala. 72; DeArman v. State, 71 Ala. 361; Tease v. Huntington, 23 How. TJ. S. 2. A person’s character may be proved by his reputation — that is, by what is said of him in the community in which he lives. But this is not the only source of information. A witness may…
1Opinion of the CourtMcOLELLAN, J.
Appellant, defendant below, was convicted on an indictment charging him with larceny from a *118tug-boat, under section 3789 o£ the Code. On the trial, defendant introduced one Chandler, who testified that he knew the general character of the accused, in the neighborhood in which he lived, and that it was “very good.” This witness, on cross-examination, was asked by the solicitor whether he “didn’t know that the defendant used to run away from home for weeks and months at a time, and his father had to send and bring him back;” and replied: “Yes; he used to go off for a week or so at a time, but I…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- DeArman v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Stoudenmeier v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1857
- Tesney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Engleman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1850
- Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
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- Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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