DuBose v. Conner
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Macon Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Detinue by C. Y. Conner against Dudley Du Bose. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Macon Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Detinue by C. Y. Conner against Dudley Du Bose. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Tbe following argument of plaintiff’s counsel was objected to by the defendant, and motion made to exclude it from the jury, which objection and motion was overruled : “That some witnesses were summoned by the defendant and not put upon the stand,” and “Why didn’t he place Clarence Du Bose on the stand?” and “If he had that witness here, he should have put him up and let the jury know the truth of the matter,” and, “Mr. J. C. Du Bose…
1Opinion of the Court
de GRAFFENRIED, J.
Well-considered arguments by counsel are, in all cases, helpful alike to courts and juries. While counsel, in the argument of their causes, are allowed wide latitude, they are, nevertheless, expected to confine themselves to the evidence, and to inferences to be drawn from the evidence, and are bound *458by certain well-defined rules. They are expected to impress upon the court and the jury, in every legitimate way, every argument favorable to their clients which can be logically drawn from the testimony, and as their arguments constitute one of the most important functions of…
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