People v. Ah Who
People v. Ah Who
Opinion of the Court
The witness, Ah Sam, having stated, in response to a question asked by the defendant’s counsel, that he was in jail, charged with a criminal offense, was further asked if he was in jail charged with house-breaking.
We have looked carefully through the record in connection with the ingenious brief of the prisoner’s counsel, and discover nothing in the other points worthy of special notice.
Judgment and order denying new trial affirmed. Remittitur forthwith.
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- Discbbtion of Coubt as to Evidence.—When a witness, called by the People in a criminal case, on his cross-examination, testifies that he is in jail, and, for the purpose of affecting his credibility, is then asked if he is not in jail charged with house-breaking, it is in the discretion of the Court either to overrule or sustain an objection to the question; and if there are no facts which show an abuse of this discretion, a new trial will not be granted.