Simmons v. State

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• holding the prosecutor’s following remark to be. improper: ‘ ‘You must deal with a negro in the light of the fact that he is a negro, and applying your experience and common sense.” ’
• “You must deal with a Negi’o in the light of-the fact that he is a Negro, and applying your experience and common sense” held prejudicial error

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• United States of America Ex Rel. James C. Haynes v. Charles L. McKendrick Warden, Wallkill State Prison, Walkill, New York
  Second Circuit· 1973-06-14· cited 97×
• Ivery v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1996-04-19· cited 46×
• Blakely v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1977-03-08· cited 6×
• Kirksey v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2014-12-19· cited 4×
• Davenport v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1981-06-23· cited 2×