State v. Peterson

Citations

• 102 Kan. 900
• 171 P. 1153
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 171

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Criminal Law — Failure of Wife to Testify — Reference Thereto by County Attorney — When Reversible Error. In an argument to the jury -in a criminal action, it is error for the county attorney to refer to the fact that the 'defendant’s wife did not testify; but before a judgment of conviction will be reversed, it must appear that some substantial right of 'the defendant was affected by the error.</p>