People v. Wells

Citations

• 100 Cal. 459
• 34 P. 1078
• 1893 Cal. LEXIS 819

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Trial—Misconduct of Prosecuting Attorney—Improper Questions to Prejudice Jury—Where the prosecuting attorney in a criminal action asks a defendant questions which he knows to be wholly inadmissible and wrong, without the expectation of answers, the clear purpose of which is to prejudice the jury against the defendant in a vital matter by the mere asking of the question, a judgment against the defendant will be reversed, although objections to the questions were sustained, unless it appears that the questions could not have influenced the verdict.</p>