State v. . Dee

The validity of the trial is called in question by numerous exceptions and assignments of error, but consideration of them seriatim is pretermitted, as a new trial must be awarded for error in the following instruction:

“The defendants in this case, gentlemen of the jury, have gone upon the stand. This they did not have to do, but this they did do at their election and the law of this State says when a man — that is, the defendant — goes upon the stand, you, the jury, should scan and scrutinize his testimony closely, having in mind his interest in the result of your verdict and his fear of…