Johnson v. State

Citations

• 80 Miss. 798

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law. Evidence. Bloody clothing. Appearance. Prodnc-Uon of object.</p> <p>Where the state has the possession of a garment the prosecution should not be permitted, over objection, to prove by a witness that it was bloody and appeared to be washed in places, without producing it or accounting for the failure to do so.</p> <p>3. Same. Witnessses’ previous statements.</p> <p>It is error to permit the state to support the credibility of a witness by showing statements made by him to others out of court, in the absence of defendant.</p>