State v. Sills

Citations

• 113 Wash. 497
• 194 P. 580
• 1920 Wash. LEXIS 876

Syllabus

<p>Witnesses (115-1) — Impeachment — Inconsistent Statements — ■ Interrogation oe Own Witnesses eor Explanation — Surprise. The state may interrogate its own witness in respect to previous statements inconsistent with his testimony in order to refresh his memory and give him an opportunity to explain the inconsistency, especially if misled or surprised.</p> <p>Intoxicating Liquors (30, 50) — Offenses—Illegal Possession and Sale — Evidence—Sufficiency. A conviction of bootlegging is sustained by evidence that the accused sold and delivered whiskey to a witness who first testified that accused directed him to where the liquor was hidden, and by evidence of another witness who purchased and paid accused for liquor which he found at a place to which accused directed him.</p>