JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 5082.

370 S.W.2d 610 (1963)

Bennie Lee JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 23, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felver A. Rowell, Jr., Morrilton, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., by Leslie Evitts, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


ROBINSON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of forgery, sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, and has appealed.

First, appellant argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for a mistrial because of the method used by the prosecuting attorney in cross-examining the defendant about the commission of other offenses. When the defendant takes the stand, as in the case at bar, he is subject to the same rules of evidence as other...

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