State v. Hollowell

Defendant, D. A. Hollowell, was convicted of murder in the second degree for the killing of Emma Kirckel. The jury fixed his punishment at not less than twenty years nor more than forty years in the state prison. Judgment was entered on the verdict. Defendant appeals from the judgment and an order denying him a new trial. His counsel have assigned eight specifications of error. The first six relate to alleged misconduct on part of counsel for the state in the opening statement to the jury, and in propounding questions to witnesses. These six are discussed by counsel for defendant under one…