West v. State

Atkinson, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) By the first special ground of the amended motion, error on the part of the trial court is alleged in not permitting the accused to cross-examine sheriff Deal as to what was said by the accused to him in a previous admission after the sheriff had testified as to an inculpatory admission made by the accused. For a complete understanding of the question presented, all the testimony of the sheriff relating to the admissions follows.

Direct examination: “As to whether or not since he has been in jail he has made any statement as to who did the…