Henderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““McCLELLAN,.C. J. There was no objection or exception to the ruling of the court that the boy, Jim McDonald, was a* competent witness when that ruling was made. After the solicitor had proceeded for some moments with the examination counsel for defendant interrupted, and said: _‘I object.t.o the examination of that witness.’ Even then no ground of objection was stated, 'nor was it suggested .that the boy ■ had not been sufficiently examined on his voir dire. The court overruled this objection, and the solicitor proceeded to examine the witness further on the facts of the case. Finally his examination was again interrupted by defendant’s counsel, who stated that he wanted to propound questions to the witness touching his competency. The court said: ‘You should have asked to examine the witness touching his competency before the solicitor began his examination touching the facts of the case, or at least before the examination had proceeded as far as it now has;’ and declined to allow defendant’s counsel to examine the witness on his voir dire. We are of opinion that the defendant by his course in respect of the matter waived any right he might have had to have the boy further examined touching his competency to testify, or to object to his examination on the facts of the case. The boy was examined on his voir dire by the solicitor. The defendant did not then ask to examine him further. Nor did the defendant then object to his competency, nor in any way except to the ruling of t”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 44 Ala. App. 673 - Segrest v. State