State v. Frazier

The defendant, appellant, was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than seven or more than twelve years.

The record contains five bills of exception, the first, second and third of which relate to one and the same complaint. While the defendant was testifying in the case, and on cross-examination, the district attorney asked him:

“Are you not the same nigger who drew this same big gun on Mr. Boots Warner?”

The attorney for the defendant objected to the question on the ground that it was not relevant to any issue…