State v. Lajoie

Only two exceptions have been argued by the defendant, both of which relate to the argument of counsel for the state. Defendant’s other exceptions are understood to have been waived and, therefore, have not been considered.

1. A witness called by the defendant, when asked upon cross-examination whether he owed money to one of the state’s witnesses, replied, “That is none of your business,” and the court then said, “That may be excluded.” The defendant now contends that his exception to the allowance of the solicitor’s comments upon the above answer should be sustained because “his argument was…