Werner v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Jefferson Circuit Court. Hon. J. A. Williams, Circuit Judge. 1. The court erred in admitting the testimony of Ike Harris. One convicted of petit larceny, even after pardon, -cannot testify in a criminal ease.
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APPEAL from Jefferson Circuit Court. Hon. J. A. Williams, Circuit Judge. 1. The court erred in admitting the testimony of Ike Harris. One convicted of petit larceny, even after pardon, -cannot testify in a criminal ease. Digest, $4,8$; 35 Ark., 4Jff); 39 lb., $29; Greenleaf Bo., 12th ed., sec. 378 and note. 2. One of the jurors, though on examination on his voir dire, he stated that he had formed an opinion from rumor, etc., but could give the accused a fair and impartial trial, was prejudiced, and had made statements that appellant •ought to be hung, etc. This was ground for new trial. 2…
1Opinion of the CourtCockrell, C. J.
Appellant and one Dan Freeman were jointly indicted for the murder of William Sharpe. The facts, as far as it is necessary to state them, are as follows: Appellant was the lessee of the county prisoners of Desha county. Sharpe was convicted of a misdemeanor in July, 1883, and was placed in appellant’s- ■ custody to work out his fine. He was a mechanic and unused to farm labor, but he was stout and apparently in good health, and appellant put him to hoeing cotton with other prisoners. Five or six days afterwards, near the-close of the day’s labor, Sharpe quit work, leaned upon his hoe for…
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