Kelly v. State

Citations

• 113 Miss. 850
• 74 So. 679

Syllabus

<p>1. Cbiminal Law. Homicide. Bill of exceptions. Argument of counsel.</p> <p>On appeal in the supreme court, the special bill of exceptions certified by the judge will be taken as stating the facts and not testimony taken on the hearing of a motion for a new trial.</p> <p>2. Ckimikax Law. Argument of counsel.</p> <p>Where on a trial for murder the district attorney characterized accused as a bad negro although the evidence did not support such charge and further stated that he never prosecuted innocent persons and he had investigated this case, such remarks constituted reversible error, where the court sustained defendant’s objection to the remarks, but did nothing more.</p>