State v. Shelton

The defendant was arraigned in the District Court of Cowley County on the information of the county attorney charging him with the crime of burglary and grand larceny. He entered a plea of not guilty, and on trial before a jury was convicted of petit larceny and adjudged and sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred dollars and costs of the suit, and stand committed until such fine and costs were paid. The defendant appeals, and in his fourth specification of error complains of misconduct on the part of the county attorney in his closing argument to the jury ; that his language was abusive ;…