Telfair v. State

Citations

• 56 Fla. 104

Syllabus

<p>1. For wha't is essential to 'be set up m a plea of former acquittal, see State v. Strobhar 55, Fla. 167, 47 South. Rep. 4, and cases 'cited.</p> <p>2. The defendant named William Telfair, is charged with forging a receipt given to him, in which his name is spelt TelefaM'. On the trial it appears he had 'the receipt in his possession and claimed rights under it; Held, that the defendant is- identified as the .person named in the receipt.</p> <p>3. A defendant in a criminal case has the right on cross-examination to propound questions to an important State witness tending to elicit the animus of the witness towards the defendant, and in suoh a case it is not necessary that a predicate should be laid for the introduction of such testimony.</p>