Court Opinion

ID: 9694814
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 17:55:29.524793+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:05.488299
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
The Attorney General requests that we extend our opinion to incorporate more of the testimony leading up to the State’s question to Frankie Wright: “Q. What was the purpose of your visit to Tobe Evans’ House ?”
*501Preceding the question the witness testified that on Thanksgiving morning in 1955 he left home and went to Evans’ house. In reply to the above question he stated he went to defendant’s house to get a drink of whiskey. Immediately following this answer he said he didn’t get a drink of whiskey at Tobe’s; that defendant told them he didn’t have anything to drink, and witness said, “Well, if you ain’t got nothing to drink, I guess we better — I’ll go to Coosa County and get me a drink,” and he said that “if I was going to Coosa County he would go with me.”
The Attorney General also requests that we incorporate in our opinion the preliminary questioning leading up to this question and answer:
“Q. At that time what did you tell me you wanted to do, if anything, about your case? A. Well, you asked me was I guilty of transporting whiskey and I answered, ‘Yes, sir.’ ”
The witness testified on cross examination that it was his understanding that he was to be placed on probation and that he had been promised probation for testifying in the case; that he knew a case had been made against him for transporting whiskey.
On redirect examination the witness stated the first time the Solicitor questioned him about the defendant was after the trial started and shortly before he took the witness stand; that he came to a pre-trial hearing two weeks earlier. Thereupon the Solicitor questioned him as set out above. Following said question and answer the witness stated that he signed a plea of guilty and that there was nothing said at any time about his being placed on probation if he would testify in the case.
On recross examination the witness stated nobody had said anything to him about probation; that he didn’t say he was going to be placed on probation. Thereupon the reporter, at defense counsel’s request, read the witness’ statements on cross examination. The witness stated he did not remember making such statements, but if he did make such answers he didn’t understand the question.
Application for rehearing overruled.
Application overruled.