State v. . Smith
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDictment, for Forgery, tried beforejSEYMOTJR, J., at Spring Term, 1876, of Craven Superior Court, having been removed from the Superior Court of Jones County. The facts necessary to an understanding of the case, as decided, are fully stated in the opinion of the Court. There was a verdict of guilty and judgment thereupon, and. the prisoner appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBynum, J.
It is necessary to notice only one of the defendant’s exceptions, as upon that he is entitled to a new trial. The Solicitor, prosecuting in behalf of the State, in addressing the jury, was allowed by the Court to use the following language: “ The defendant was such a scoundrel that he was compelled to' move his trial from Jones County to a county where he was not known.” And again: “ The bold, brazen-faced rascal' had the impudence to write me a note yesterday, begging me not to prosecute him, and threatening me that if I'did, he would get the Legislature to impeach me.”
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