State v. Barfield

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

The defendant was tried and convicted of murder at Darlington, in June, 1923, before Judge Dennis and a jury. The verdict of the jury recommended mercy. Defendant appeals, and by 17 exceptions alleges error. The seventh exception is as follows:

“Because his Honor erred in stating, in the presence of the jury when overruling the motion to strike out the alleged confession, T don’t think that the conduct of the district attorney (J. D. E. Meyer), warrants the attack that has been made on it. It seems to me that he'has acted in keeping…