Sharp v. State

16 Ohio St. (N.S.) 218
Ohio Supreme Court·Decided December 15, 1865·Published

Opinion

By the Court.

Without 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.”

Judgment reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.

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Sharp v. State, 16 Ohio St. (N.S.) 218 (Ohio 1865).

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