People v. Barnes

Jul 1, 1874
No. 10,094
Reporters:
,
Before:
Wallace
By the Court Wallace, C. J.:

The defendant was indicted and convicted of the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍crime of burglary, in breaking and entering the room and sleeping apartment of one Dubois, with intent to steal, etc.

On the trial the District ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍Attorney, as part of his case in chief, was permitted, against the objection of the defend*552ant, to prove that at a time and place admitted ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍to be other than and distinct from those mentioned or intended to be charged in the indictment, the defendant entered a room, at the time ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍occupied by Dubois, and stole a sum of money from him.

Upon settled principles governing the introduction of evidence in criminal cases, this was erroneous, ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍and the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.