King v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appellant, a negro woman, was convicted of killing a negro man and assessed a penalty of twenty years in the penitentiary.

By bill of exception appellant complains of the argument of the assistant district attorney, in which he is quoted as making the following statement:

“If you bring in a verdict of guilty in this case you will throw a chill down the spine of every negro in Gregg County and thereby stop some of these negro killings.”

This mild effort at oratory was very likely understood by the jury as such. At least, it has some of the characteristics of oratory in that…