Bohlman v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Oi fcy Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The appellant in this case, Louis Bohlman, was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault with intent to murder one Martin Cochran, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve years!. On the trial of the case Martin Cochran, the person assaulted, testified that the. defendant, who was his brother-in-law, shot him with a shot gun; that the shooting occurred about half past seven o’clock on the…
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Appeal from the Oi fcy Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The appellant in this case, Louis Bohlman, was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault with intent to murder one Martin Cochran, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve years!. On the trial of the case Martin Cochran, the person assaulted, testified that the. defendant, who was his brother-in-law, shot him with a shot gun; that the shooting occurred about half past seven o’clock on the evening of April 5, 1902. Martin Cochran’s little son, who was ten years old, and his two daughters, who were ■older,…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
We do not understand from the record that the solicitor was attempting, by the cross-examination of Avitness Bolilman, to establish that Cochran had in fact been indicted and in Awhat court he had been indicted for stealing. On the contrary, Ave think it quite clear that the inquiry Avas directed to ascertaining in what court he, the witness, had heard that Cochran was indicted. For the purpose of impeaching Cochran, who *50had testified in behalf of the State, Bohlman had testified on-direct examination that he knew his general reputation and that it was bad. On cross-examination, the…
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