Allen v. State

Citations

• 66 Miss. 385

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence : Hearsay to Impeach Witness. Improper use thereof.</p> <p>Evidence of statements by witness, admitted for the sole purpose of impeaching him, cannot be considered or used during the trial for any other or different purpose.</p> <p>2. Hearsay Evidence to Impeach Witness. Instructions and argument thereon.</p> <p>It is error for an instruction or argument in a case to be predicated upon matters contained in hearsay statements by one who has become a witness, where such statements have been proven merely to impeach the witness.</p> <p>3. Supreme Court Practice. Mrror in instructions. Verdict manifestly correct.</p> <p>A verdict of conviction will not be set aside or reversed on appeal for erroneous instructions, if the testimony of the accused himself shows that the verdict was manifestly correct.</p>