Smoot v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Gilbert. Spalding superior court. April 21, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Curtis Smoot was on trial for the murder of Will Tom Jones. The defendant had not put his character in issue; but the associate counsel for the State, while making his concluding argument before the jury, used the following language: “Gentlemen of the jury, the defendant’s counsel argues to you that the character of Will Tom Jones was bad. Why did they not put their client’s, Curtis Smoot’s, character in issue? They know why. They dared not do so; they knew that we would overwhelm them with evidence to show that Smoot’s character was worse than the character of the man killed — it was…
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