Opinion ID: 1812612
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Heading: Did closing statements by the district attorney constitute reversible error?

Text: Appellant complains of statements made by the district attorney in his closing argument to the effect that members of the jury were representatives of the people of the State of Mississippi and this community, and that the statements interfered with the jury's duty and obligation to decide the case upon its merits. The trial judge sustained objection to the statements of the district attorney and, if they were improper, no prejudice resulted to the appellant in view of the trial court's ruling. Holifield v. State, 275 So.2d 851 (Miss. 1973); Herrin v. State, 201 Miss. 595, 29 So.2d 452 (1947); Jackson v. State, 94 Miss. 83, 47 So. 502 (1908).