New York Court of General Session of the Peace, 1936

State v. Thomas

State v. Thomas
New York Court of General Session of the Peace · Decided January 16, 1936 · Layton
37 Del. 395; 7 W.W. Harr. 395; 183 A. 626; 1936 Del. LEXIS 28

Counsel

Robert H. Richards, Jr., Deputy Attorney-General, for the State.

State v. Thomas

Opinion of the Court

Layton, C. J.:

This question ought not to be answered. The actual physical character and surroundings of the house are in evidence. One of the reasons for the admission of evidence of reputation, necessity, does not exist. It is difficult to regard the question asked other than as an attempt to prove *396a bad reputation of the defendant prior to proof, or an attempt to prove, a good reputation on his part. See State v. Still, 3 W. W. Harr. (33 Del.) 191, 133 A. 788.

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