Talkington v. State
Citations
- 87 Miss. 510
- 40 So. 163
Syllabus
<p>Criminal Law. Evidence. Hearsay. Race prejudice. Assault with intent to rape.</p> <p>The conviction of a white boy, for an assault and battery with intent to rape a negro girl, will be reversed because of the introduction, over defendant’s objection, of hearsay testimony, calculated to inject race prejudice into the ease.</p>
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- where not qualified, person holding himself out as county attorney is such officer de facto
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Judges: Whitfield
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