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16 Ohio St. (N.S.) 218

Sharp v. State

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1865

Ohio Supreme Court · decided 1865-12-15

<p>Writ of error to the common pleas of Harrison county.</p>

Decided 1865-12-15

By the Court.

¶1Without passing on other points in the case, the judgment must be reversed on the ground that the court below erred in charging the jury that “ if the general character of a witness for truth is successfully impeached, you are bound to disregard.! the whole of his testimony.”

¶2Judgment reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.

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