State v. Deas

MARTIN, Judge.

Counsel for defendant earnestly argues that defendant was denied a fair trial as a result of the district attorney’s appeal to racial prejudice. It appears from the record that defendant is a black male and Miss Hamilton is white.

On direct examination defendant testified that he and Miss Hamilton had previously gone to a motel in Brevard where defendant registered them in his name and his wife’s name. The operator of the motel testified that he had found a registration card bearing the names of defendant and his wife but that he didn’t remember Deas coming to the motel.…