Stafford v. State

Nov 10, 1904
Reporters:
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Before:
Lamar
Lamar, J.

1. Testimony of a witness that he had heard ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍that, the prosecutor lost certain clothing was not inadmissible as hearsay, when offered, solely for the purpose of showing ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍why he had carefully examined the property found in the possession of the defendant. Civil Code, § 5176.

2. There was ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍ample evidence of the larceny from the house, and direct proof of the fact that recently thereafter the goods ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍were found in the possession of the defendant, who made no attempt to explain how he came thereby. The ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍verdict was demanded by the evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.