Barnum v. State

Evans, Judge.

There is no merit in any one of the grounds of motion for rehearing. We do not propose to discuss each of them here, but one of the grounds is so preposterous that we will set it forth.

State’s counsel in effect argued to the jury that it is presumed that a wife will lie for her husband on the witness stand, and prompt objection and motion for mistrial were made by defendant and were by the trial court overruled.

The exact language of state’s counsel (T. 190) is as follows: "She is his wife and wives endeared to their husbands are prone to do these things. The State does not…