Opinion ID: 2443929
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Complaint as to Rebuttal Evidence of Detective Nation

Text: There was testimony in the case as to the distance between Mrs. Brodie's apartment (near which the rape occurred) and the Interracial Bar and the time it would take to walk from one to the other. Mrs. Brodie testified that it would take five minutes to walkten at the most. Defendant's only witness testified that it would take at least twenty minutes to walk to the apartment and back to the bar. Detective Nation was called in rebuttal. He was not permitted to testify how long it would take to walk because he had not walked it. He then was asked how long it took him to drive his automobile between the two places. Defendant objected that the question was not relevant. The objection was overruled and the officer stated it was a minute and a half to two minutes, saying it was a distance of three blocks. General objections provide nothing for appellate review. State ex rel. West v. Diemer, 255 Mo. 336, 164 S.W. 517, 521 (1914); McIlroy v. Hamilton, 539 S.W.2d 669, 675 (Mo.App.1976). In addition, no prejudice is demonstrated. We overrule this contention.