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Cole v. State

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  • 75 Miss. 142

Syllabus

<p>Cimmisal Procedure. Husband and urife. JPailwre to introduce. Comments by district-attorney. Duty of court.</p> <p>The law g-ives a defendant, accused of crime, the right, at his option, to introduce, or not to introduce, his wife as a witness; and a failure to place her on the witness stand is not a proper subject for comment by the prosecuting attorney. The trial court should see that the right is respected. Johnson v. State, 63 Miss., 313, cited.</p>

Judges: Whitfield

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