Henshaw v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Poinsett Circuit Court. It was error for the court to refuse to reprimand the prosecuting attorney for his misconduct, and instruct the jury to ignore the question to the witness and the statement made by the prosecuting attorney. 61 111. App. 55; 12 Mo. App. 431; 2 S. W. 585; 62 N. W. 572; 32 N. W. 849; 58 Ark. 473; ib. 353; 150 U. S. 76; 64 N. W. 261; 34 S. W. 228; 24 N. W. 390; 39 N. W. 585; 1 Bish. New Cr.
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Appeal from Poinsett Circuit Court. It was error for the court to refuse to reprimand the prosecuting attorney for his misconduct, and instruct the jury to ignore the question to the witness and the statement made by the prosecuting attorney. 61 111. App. 55; 12 Mo. App. 431; 2 S. W. 585; 62 N. W. 572; 32 N. W. 849; 58 Ark. 473; ib. 353; 150 U. S. 76; 64 N. W. 261; 34 S. W. 228; 24 N. W. 390; 39 N. W. 585; 1 Bish. New Cr. Proc. § 975a; 27 S. W. 1109; 11 Ga. 615, 628; 65 N. C. 505; 75 N. C. 306; 79 N. C. 589; 41 N. E. 545; 32 S. W. 1149; 5 S. W. 842; 8 Tex. App. 416; 41 N. H. 317; 8 S. W. 749;…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, C. J.
This is an indictment for murder in the first degree; trial and conviction for manslaughter, and sentence to three years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary; and the defendant appealed to this court.
The defendant admits that the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict, and relies for reversal on errors of law.
A brief statement of the facts, however, will possibly throw light on the rulings of the trial court, which are the subject of exception and complaint before us.
The defendant is a young man, and at the time was looking after the business of his mother, who had rented land to the…
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