Billiter v. United States

The errors assigned being examined, we find only one requiring comment. Upon the argument to the jury, the district attorney indulged in denunciation of the respondent and comment upon his bad character, going distinctly beyond permissible limits. Volkmor v. U. S. (C. C. A.) 13 F.(2d) 594. The respondent’s counsel objected to this comment as being misconduct by the district attorney. The court said, “That may *679be withdrawn,” and the district attorney thereupon “withdrew the remark.”

We need not decide whether a reversal on this account would be necessary, if the question were properly…