State v. McFarlain
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Fourteenth District Court, Parish of Calcasieu. Reed, J. Defendant lias tlie right on cross-examination of the State’s witnesses to show the state of their feelings towards liim; and said evidence should go before the jury to bo properly weighed and considered by them. 14 Ann. 630; 33 Ann. 537-743 ; 36 A-nr». 153 ; 37 Aim. 78; 3 vol. Russell, Sec. 562; Wharton Grim.
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APPEAL from the Fourteenth District Court, Parish of Calcasieu. Reed, J. Defendant lias tlie right on cross-examination of the State’s witnesses to show the state of their feelings towards liim; and said evidence should go before the jury to bo properly weighed and considered by them. 14 Ann. 630; 33 Ann. 537-743 ; 36 A-nr». 153 ; 37 Aim. 78; 3 vol. Russell, Sec. 562; Wharton Grim. Ev., Sees. 376-485. If a witness, on cross-examination, denies that he has any bias or ill-feeling against accused, he may be contradicted by evidence of his own statements, or other implicatory acts. Wharton Grim.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
McEnery, J.
Tlie defendant was convicted and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment at hard labor for the crime of shooting with intent to murder, from which he has appealed.
There are several bills of exception reserved to the rulings of the district judge in the course of the trial upon which the accused relies for a reversal of the judgment. It will be necessary to notice only one, as some of the others are without merit, and others based upon a state of facts which do not agree with tlie statement of the judge a quo, annexed to the bills.
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