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139 Ala. 53

DeYampert v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1903

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1903-11-15

Tried before the Hon. G. K. Miller. The appellant in this case was indicted, tried and con-vieteil for seduction, and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. The facts of the case necessary to an understanding of the decision on the present appeal, are sufficiently set forth in the opinion.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently May 1914

2 state decisions

Relies on Smith v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1903-11-15

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TYSON, J. —

¶1The subsequent exclusion and instruction by the court to the jury to disregard the several conversations between the prosecutrix and the defendant and the one had with her by Eason in the hearing and presence of defendant looking to an adjustment of the matter of the alleged seduction of the prosecutrix, if improperly admitted, cures the error and vitiates the exceptions reserved to their admissions Smith v. State. 107 Ala. 139, 144, and cases there cited.

¶2A number, of predicates were attempted to be laid by questions propounded to the prosecutrix on cross-examination for the purpose of impeaching her testimony to which objections were interposed and sustained. The first of these, we think, clearly asked about immaterial matters and the objection to the question was correctly sustained. The next three involved an inquiry as to statements made by the prosecutrix, which, if she had been permitted to answer, and had answered affirmatively, would have had a tendency to contradict her testimony given on her examination in chief. And had she denied making the statement the defendant would have had the right to show by the person named that she made it. In other words, the statement asked for, if made by her, involved in some degree a contradiction of what she had on direct examination deposed to. ."The court erred in sustaining the objections.

¶3There was no error in refusing the written charges requested.

¶4Reversed and remanded.

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