Fields v. United States

Citations

• 221 F. 242
• 137 C.C.A. 98
• 1915 U.S. App. LEXIS 1319

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law <3=»413—Evidence—Materiality.</p> <p>The exclusion of a question, asked of the arresting officer on cross-examination as to what defendants said when arrested, held not error, where they testified fully in denial of the charge.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§. 928-935; Dee. Dig. <©=»413.]</p> <p>'2. Criminal Law <@=»359—Evidence—Materiality.</p> <p>On trial of defendants for operating an illicit still, testimony offered to show that other persons lived in the vicinity of the still, and that there were paths between their houses and the still, held properly excluded, as immaterial, in the absence of any evidence that any of such persons operated the still.</p> <p>- other cases see same topic & KEY-NUMBER in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 789, 790; Dec. Dig. <S=5o59.]</p> <p>3. Witnesses <§=>277—Impeachment—Accused as Witness in Criminal Prosecution—Former Conviction.</p> <p>Where defendants, charged with operating an illicit still, testified in their own behalf, It was not error to require them on cross-examination to admit that they had previously been convicted and sentenced for a similar offense.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Witnesses, Cent. Dig. §§ 925, 979-983; Dec. Dig. <3=>277J</p> <p>4. Criminal Law <§=>829—Trial—Instructions.</p> <p>Keiusal of a requested instruction in a criminal prosecution held not error, where it was fully covered by the charge given.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. § 2011; Dec. Dig. <§=>829.]</p> <p>oilier eases see same topic & KEY-NUMBEK in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p>