Hoffman v. State

The traverser, was indicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City for feloniously stealing five hundred and sixty dollars, the money and property of Michael J. Ward. He was tried before a jury and convicted.

At the trial the traverser took two exceptions to the refusal of the Conrt to allow him to ask one of his witnesses certain questions. After the State had offered evidence tending to prove that the traverser had stolen the money mentioned in the indictment, he asked the following question of a witness called on his behalf: “Do you know the general reputation of Ward, the prosecuting…