State v. Head

Citations

• 38 S.C. 258
• 16 S.E. 892
• 1893 S.C. LEXIS 49

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence — Hearsay.—The declarations of an absent person, made to the defendant, may be given in evidence against the defendant.</p> <p>2. Ibid. — Cross-Examination.—Defendant’s counsel have the legal right to cross-examine witnesses for the prosecution, but if the cross-examination be pushed beyond the limit which the trial judge considers reasonable, it may be cheeked.</p> <p>3. Ibid. — Lost Paper — Contents.—A letter written by defendant, relevant ■ to the crime with which he stands charged, having been destroyed, one who read it may testify as to its contents.</p> <p>4. New Trial — Insufficient Evidence. — This court cannot review an order of the Circuit Judge refusing a new jury trial, which was moved for on the ground of insufficiency of evidence to support the verdict.</p> <p>5. Evidence Not Objected to. — The admission of evidence in reply without objection cannot be afterwards urged in support of a motion for new trial.</p>