Bell v. State

SAMFORD, Judge.

The evidence both as to the guilt vel non of the defendant and as to venue was in sharp conflict, and appellant’s counsel recognizing this confines his argument to an insistence that the judgment should be reversed for and on account of the remarks of the solicitor and the refusal of the court to halt the trial, declare a mistrial, and continue the case. There was no motion to set aside the verdict.

The remarks of the solicitor were improper and so recognized by the court in its rulings. We do not think, however, that the remarks were of such a nature as to require a withdrawal…