State v. Huckins
Nebraska Supreme Court
Exceptions filed by county attorney of Douglas ■county. Tried below before Groff, J. 1 Bishop’s Crim. Proe., 1112-1119. State v. Rivers, 27 N. W. Rep., 781. State v. Parish,22 Iowa, 284. Stevens v. State, 191 Neb., 648. Parks v. State, 20 Neb., 515.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
In a criminal prosecution tbe defendant called a number of witnesses to prove his good character. The county attorney thereupon offered to produce witnesses whose names were not on the information to rebut the testimony of the defendant’s witnesses on the question of his character. This motion was overruled, and to determine the law relating to the matter the county attorney obtained leave and has filed a petition in error in this court.
The question turns upon the construction to be placed upon section 579 of the criminal code, which is as follows: “ All informations shall be…
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