Holland v. State

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was indicted for assault with intent to murder and convicted of assault and battery. The sole enumeration of error complains that the trial court erred in overruling a motion for mistrial after the mother of the prosecutor interrupted the argument of counsel for the defendant to the jury by making the following or similar remarks in the presence of the jury: “That’s a lie, you know it’s a lie.” The record does not disclose the action taken by the trial court although the motion for new trial does disclose that some action was taken and the jury…