A NEW KIND OF CHARACTER EVIDENCE

In many trials, the question comes up as to when and how to introduce “character evidence,” which is to say evidence that this or that person is a good (or bad) citizen.  A South Georgia farmer accused of letting his cows wander on his neighbors land (contributing to a tractor-cow vehicular accident) came up with a new kind of “character evidence.” He tried to introduce evidence of the wanderlust character of cows.

The judge would have none of it.  Even in South Georgia.