Jeffcoat v. State

Decided October 15, 1914

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1914-10-15

Hon. J. A. Teat, Judge. Chester Jeff coat was convicted of a crime and appeals. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion' of the court. The state, over the protest of appellant, was permitted by the trial court to bolster its witnesses, after the defense had attacked his testimony by prior inconsistent statements and conduct, by showing that at other' prior times this witness had made statements in accord with the testimony he was then giving.

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Decided 1914-10-15

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Cook, J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2There are several assignments of error in this case, none of which will be considered save one.

¶3This court has uniformly held that it is error to permit the state to bolster and corroborate its witnesses by showing that they had testified the same way in other trials. This was done in the trial of appellant.

¶4In Alf Brown v. State, 66 So. 975, decided January 11th of this year, the principle was reaffirmed. In all the cases the admission of this sort of proof has been condemned, ancj it is to be hoped that in the future like errors will not be made.

¶5Reversed and remanded;