Cothren v. State

Beoyx.es, O. J.

1. While a witness for the State in a criminal case is being' cross-examined by counsel for the defendant, it is not error for the judge to refuse to allow such counsel to introduce a record showing an entry of a plea of guilty by the witness to an indictment charging a misdemeanor. The evidence should have been tendered at the proper time, — after the State had closed or rested its ease.

2. Grounds 2 and 3 of the amendment to the motion for a new trial are not complete and understandable within themselves. Nor do those grounds show the expression of an opinion on the part of…