Brethern v. State

Jun 9, 1941
No. 34573.
Reporters:
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Before:
Roberds
*152 Roberds, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant makes the contention (1) that the proof ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍was insufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury and (2) that the court erred in permitting the state to introduce evidence of the general reputation of the ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍defendant.

We have carefully examined and weighed the evidence, and we are of opinion the question of guilt or innocence of the defendant was properly a question for the jury ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍and the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict.

On the second question, it appears that the defendant, on cross-examination of one of the state’s witnesses, asked this witness ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍about the reputation of the defendant for peace or violence. Defendant thereby placed his reputation in issue. Thereafter defendant himself introduced a number of witnesses who testified on ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍that question in his behalf. Appellant is in no position to complain on this point.

Affirmed.