Isham v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

This conviction was for obstructing and injuring an alleged public road. The State offered to prove by Herriage, that the road defendant Was charged to have obstructed, was a public road. This witness testified he was not present and knew nothing of the establishment of the same of his own knowledge, but was then permitted to testify that the road defendant is charged with having obstructed was a public road at the time defendant is charged to have obstructed it. Objection was urged to this, because there was better evidence, and the testimony is hearsay. We believe…