Talley v. State

Jul 25, 1907
537
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Hill
Hill, C. J.

1. While section 1017 of the Penal Code gives the right ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍to the State and the accused to have the witnesses of the other examined out of the hearing of each other, and directs that ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍“the court shall take proper care to effect this object so far as practicable and convenient,” yet this matter is within the discretion of ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍the court, and its exercise will not be controlled unless manifestly abused.

2. Where the court, at the request of the solicitor and over the ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍objection of the defendant, permitted a witness for the State to remai^ in court and assist in the prosecution, and said witness was first ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍examined, there was no abuse of discretion.

3. The evidence warranted the verdict. Judgment affirmed.