Wilkerson v. State

Citations

• 78 Miss. 356

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Procedure. Bailiff. Improper communication to jury.</p> <p>It is grossly reprehensible for the bailiff in charge of a jury to inform them as to the nature of the penalty attendant upon their verdict of conviction; and in cases of felony such action on his part will vitiate the verdict if there be a reasonable suspicion that they were influenced thereby.</p>