Myers v. State

Citations

• 99 Miss. 263
• 54 So. 849

Syllabus

<p>CriminAn Law. Judge. Improper remarles.</p> <p>In the trial of a homicide case a witness for the state was asked on cross-examination: “Do you know whether or not accused was . a-person who was authorized and commanded by the conductor to help keep peace.” On sustaining the objection of the state’s attorney to this .question the trial judge said: “I will sustain that because, if he had been a sheriff or governor he could not have shot this man down under circumstances like that;” this was reversible error, because it indicated to the jury that in the opinion of the judge accused was guilty as charged.</p>