State v. Thield

Citations

• 36 Wash. 365
• 78 P. 919
• 1904 Wash. LEXIS 563

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law — Instructions—Comment on Facts. It is unlawful comment on the facts and reversible error for the trial judge to recall the jury, after they have deliberated for eighteen hours, and, in urging them to agree upon a verdict, to state that it is a very plain case, that they ought to arrive at a verdict without any trouble, and that he can see no reason why they should hesitate, since that was clearly insinuating that the verdict should be guilty.</p>