Frady v. People

PLAINTIFF in error, hereinafter referred to as Frady, was tried for murder. The jury returned him guilty in the first degree and fixed the penalty at death. To review the judgment entered accordingly he prosecutes this writ. On our order he was permitted, as an indigent person, to file typewritten abstracts and briefs here, without costs.

The errors assigned, which require notice in this opinion, go to: (1) Remarks by the court during the opening statement of the district attorney; (2) exclusion of an offer of testimony; (3) exclusion of Frady's testimony concerning promises made to him by the…