Crawford v. State

Smith, Judge.

Allen Crawford was tried jointly with his wife and daughter for the offense of cruelty to a child. Code § 26-2801. Crawford, who did not testify and offered no evidence in his behalf, was convicted along with his co-defendants; each received a five-year sentence. He contends on appeal that he should have been tried separately from the other defendants, that the evidence did not support the verdict, and that the district attorney interjected impermissible comment during his closing argument. We agree that Crawford’s motion for severance should have been granted, and for that…