Chatman v. State

Citations

• 102 Miss. 179
• 59 So. 8

Syllabus

<p>Ceiminal Law. Instructions. Credibility of accused.</p> <p>Where the defendant in a criminal case was the only witness who testified in her behalf and her testimony, if believed, entitled her to an acquittal, it was reversible error for the court to grant an instruction for the state that in determining what credence to be given to the testimony of any witness the jury might consider the interest of such witness in the subject matter and interest, if any, in the result of the trial.</p>