State v. Southern

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnjeky, J.

The defendants were convicted of larceny, sentenced to hard labor, and have appealed.

They rely upon five bills of exception.

The first bill recites: “That the State, after having had witness J.. R. Chapman state the appearance of the place where the hogs were killed, and the appearance of the meat, ears and blood signs, and other appearances, asked the witness how long the hogs had been killed.” The objection to the question was that it solicited the opinion of the witness. It was overruled.

The ruling was correct.

The witness was asked to…