Mississippi Supreme Court· 11/15/1905
Williams v. State
Citations
- 87 Miss. 373
- 39 So. 1006
Syllabus
<p>Criminai, Law. Defendant as witness. Impeachment. Previous crmie. Code 1892, §§ 1743, 1746.</p> <p>A defendant in a criminal case electing to become a witness in his own behalf becomes subject to impeachment on cross-examination by proof of a previous conviction of crime, as other witnesses, under Code 1892, §§ 1743, 1746.</p>
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