State v. Stanfield

COPELAND, Justice.

Defendants first contend the court erred by permitting a witness to refuse to answer a question on cross-examination.

The State called as a witness, Ted Purpero, a Marine Corporal who testified that he first became acquainted with defendant Stanfield in May 1975, when Stanfield moved into the same residence. Purpero testified that on 7 July 1975, defendant Stanfield did not arrive home until 9:00 or 9:30 p.m. At the time, he “stormed into the house and said someone stripped his field and someone it going to pay for it.” Witness Purpero admitted on cross-examination that he…