Williams v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

LATTIMORE, Judge.

In a forcible motion for rehearing appellant insists that we were wrong in regard to our holding that the argument of the District Attorney complained of showed no error. The argument is quoted in said opinion.

The objection to said argument, as revealed by the bill of exceptions, was that it was a comment on the failure of the accused to testify, and was improper and prejudicial. The argument was so plainly not a reference to any failure of appellant to testify, that we did not deem it necessary to make any extended analysis thereof to demonstrate this…