Nelson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Shelby County Court. Heard before Hon. E. S. Lyman. Wiley J. Nelson was convicted for the unlawful carrying of a pistol, and he appeals. It is permissible to prove a state’s witness’s hostility to a defendant, even though the witnesses admit bad feeling. — Fincher v. State, 58 Ala. 215; Compton v. State, 96 Ala. 31; Lodge v. State, 122 Ala. 97; Polhv.
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Appeal from Shelby County Court. Heard before Hon. E. S. Lyman. Wiley J. Nelson was convicted for the unlawful carrying of a pistol, and he appeals. It is permissible to prove a state’s witness’s hostility to a defendant, even though the witnesses admit bad feeling. — Fincher v. State, 58 Ala. 215; Compton v. State, 96 Ala. 31; Lodge v. State, 122 Ala. 97; Polhv. State, 62 Ala. 237. A witness may be questioned on cross examination upon any subject, however remote for the purpose of testing his credibility. — Owen v. State, 96 Ala. 120; Thompson v. State, 100 Ala. 70. Defendant was entitled to…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.
On the cross-examination of one of the witnesses for the state he was asked if he remembered the time he stole the defendant’s watch, and the defendant got after him and made him bring it back. It was not error to sustain the state’s objection to this question. A witness cannot be discredited or impeached by proof, elicited on cross-examination or otherwise, of specific acts of delinquency unconnected with any fact in issue in the case. — Crawford v. State, 112 Ala. 1, 19, 21 South. 214; McQueen v. State, 108 Ala. 54, 18 South. 843; Lowery v. State, 98 Ala. 45, 13 South. 498; Morgan v. State,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Lodge v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Lowery v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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