Hardesty v. State

In the district court for Pierce county, Jet Hardesty, defendant, was convicted of statutory rape upon a child under 15 years of age, and for that offense was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the penitentiary. As plaintiff in error, defendant now presents for review' the record of his conviction.

The first assignment of error is directed to the misconduct of the county attorney in making the following statement to the jury in the course of his argument: “The defendant had an opportunity to go upon the witness-stand himself and deny this charge, hut he didn’t do it.” This statement,…