Criminal Law G e — Evidence of reputation of defendant's garage for selling liquor held incompetent as hearsay evidence.
In a prosecution for violation of the prohibition laws evidence that the defendant's garage had the reputation of selling liquor is incompetent as hearsay evidence.
Criminal prosecution tried upon indictment charging the defendant, and another, with violations of the prohibition laws.
Lee Birchfield, a character witness for Mrs. Turpin, was asked on cross-examination the following question:
"Q. What is the reputation of the defendant's home in regard to selling liquor? (Objection; overruled; exception.) A. That is the reputation of that filling station, it has been liquor. I don't know I could buy whiskey there for sure, but I have got some reports on the filling station."
From an adverse verdict and judgment of six months in jail, the defendant appeals, assigning errors.