Court Opinion

ID: 4997572
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-09-30 16:24:55.342514+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:16:59.422652
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
[6, 7] This case is before us upon appellant’s motion for a rehearing in which the contention is made that in our original opinion, in passing upon his third bill of exceptions, we erred in refusing to consider the same, for the reason' stated by us that as said bill appears in the record, it consists of a large number of questions and answers, to all of which a general objection was made, and that as some of said questions and answers were competent, this general objection was insufficient to call for our consideration.
We have concluded that there is merit in appellant’s contention, and that the other questions and answers inserted in said bill, anterior to the one directly seeking to connect appellant with the selling of the liquor in^ quired about, were but preliminary, and that we (should have considered said bill as presenting appellant’s objection to permitting the state to show by the prosecuting witness, Harris, that one Felix Girard sold the said Harris whisky at the place of business of appellant at other times than as laid in the instant case.
The evidence of Harris was inadmissible. He testified over objection that Felix Girard had sold him whisky at appellant’s place of business. It is-not shown that appellant was present when 'such sale was made, nor that he authorized or knew of the same; nor is this the sale upon which the prosecution is predicated. The evidence was very damaging to appellant, and in our opinion the objection to the same should have been sustained.
The motion for rehearing is granted, the judgment of affirmance set aside, and the cause is reversed and remanded for ■ a new trial.