169 Ind. 388 | Ind. | 1907
Appellant was convicted of the crime of arson, under §2260 Burns 1908, Acts 1905, pp. 584, 665, §371.
The only error assigned is that the court erred in over: ruling the motion for a new trial. The only causes for a new trial not waived call in question the action of the court in refusing to admit certain evidence offered by appellant. We need set out only two of these offers to determine all the questions presented by appellant. During the progress of the trial counsel for appellant, after asking a question to which the State objected, made the following offer to prove: “We offer to prove by this witness that he was acquainted with the defendant’s mental condition at the time of the commission of the alleged offense, and that she was weak in will power, easily persuaded, timid and shy. We offer to show this, not for the purpose of proving the unsoundness of mind on the part of -this defendant, but to show that she acted under duress at the time of the com
Judgment affirmed.