Excerpt from Errors in Criminal Proceedings in All States and Territories and Federal Courts Where Judgements Have Been Affirmed, Being the Errors in Criminal Proceedings, Which Were Held by the Appellate Courts of the States, and of the United States and TerritoriesA conviction of crime, proof clear and strong, Excuses error and atones for wrong.In the course of a long trial it is difficult for the best equipped judge to avoid an occasional lapse from the rigid rules of legal propriety. An example of this hap pened when Ananias Godwin was called as a witness. The grave countenance of the court relaxed, and a bright smile stole across his face, plainly visible to the jury, counsel for the accused thereupon promptly excepted thereunto. In the appellate court is was held that the smile was most natural, if not justifiable or excusable. (sec. 51c.) In another case a prosecuting attorney so far forgot himself, referring to a ¿ashy procuress on trial, as to say, Every glitter of whose diamonds rep resented a lost soul. (sec. 57cccc.) Another made his description of the prisioner read as though clipped from the Bible. He likened the accused to a wild beast in quest of prey. (sec. 57ddd.) The alleged errors in the indictment, in the selection of the jury, in the reception and rejection of evidence, in the remarks of court and counsel, in the alleged mis conduct oi court, counsel, jurors and bystanders, and in the other proceedings, will be found abounding in infor mation of the highest legal value. The book should be in the hands of every appellate judge, every prosecuting attorney, or other officer clothed with the same powers, and duties, and every lawyer who is called upon to defend criminal cases.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.