Court Opinion

ID: 9591895
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 00:08:42.272031+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:15:17.678914
License: Public Domain

WILSON, J.
I concur in the opinion of the presiding justice, and join in the judgment of affirmance. It would be inaccurate to say that appellant denied participation in the crime. His evidence consisted solely in a bare denial that he struck the lethal blow, but he never denied participation in the murder. His entire testimony is composed of his answer to a single question from his counsel: “ Q. Did you ever strike a woman by the name of Mary A. or known as M. A. Struck? A. No, sir.” The court sustained objections to all questions asked by the district attorney on cross-examination. The answer might possibly have been technically true. Insofar as appellant’s evidence is concerned the murder may have been committed by another person at his instigation and in his presence.