Hall v. State

The prosecuting attorney and his deputies are public officers performing their duties in a quasi-judicial capacity. It is their sworn duty to uphold the laws and Constitution of the State of Arkansas. This function should be carried out with vigor, and any honorable, reasonable and lawful means should be employed. There should be no occasion to deliberately appeal to the prejudices which most of us possess. Juries are for the most part composed of people with ordinary intelligence, with variances of course, and are likely to look upon a public official in the performance of his/her duties…