Hinsman v. State

1. Byron Hinsman was convicted of the offense of selling intoxicating liquor, and he excepts to the refusal of a new trial. The usual general grounds of the motion for a new trial are followed by this ground: “Because in the argument of the solicitor before the jury he used the following language: ‘These blind tigers aré running around over the county, sending souls to hell, having no respect for your homes, and you ought to stop that kind of stuff. The good people of Boopville are all talking about it, and they are trying to put down these blind tigers, and I ask you to help me convict…