Young v. State

Citations

• 19 Tex. Ct. App. 536
• 1885 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 234

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice—Privilege of Counsel.—See the opinion in extenso for language employed by the State’s counsel in addressing the jury held to be a palpable abuse of the privilege of argument, but, in view of the action of the trial court, not ground for reversal in this case. Note also the condemnation by this court of the use of inflammatory appeals by prosecuting attorneys.</p> <p>2. Same.—In order to authorize this court to revise errors predicated upon the abuse by counsel of the privilege of argument, it should be made to appear that the accused requested and was refused an instruction to the jury to disregard the unauthorized statements of the counsel.</p> <p>3. Continuance.— Bill of Exceptions is an indispensable predicate to the review by this court of the action of the trial court refusing an application for continuance.</p> <p>4. Murder — Fact Case.— See the statement of the case for evidence held sufficient to support a capital conviction for murder.</p>