State v. . Mitchell

Supreme Court of North Carolina
State v. . Mitchell, 153 S.E. 400 (N.C. 1930)
198 N.C. 807; 1930 N.C. LEXIS 493
PER CURIAM.

State v. . Mitchell

Opinion of the Court

Pee CubiaM.

There was no error on the trial of this action for which the defendant is entitled to a new trial.

The only assignments of error on his appeal to this Court are based on his exceptions to the exclusion of testimony sought to be elicited on the cross-examination of witnesses for the State who had testified that the general character of another witness for the State was good, and that the deceased did not have a general reputation as a dangerous man. This testimony was offered as evidence tending to impeach these witnesses, and not as evidence upon the issue to be determined by the jury. If it be conceded that the testimony was admissible for the restricted purpose for which it was offered, we cannot hold that its exclusion was reversible error.

The conflicting evidence tending to sustain the verdict, and also in support of defendant’s plea of self-defense, was submitted to the jury under a charge to which there were no exceptions. The judgment must be affirmed. We find

No error.

Reference

Full Case Name
State v. William Mitchell.
Status
Published