WHEAT v. STATE

No. CR 87-195.

747 S.W.2d 112 (1988)

295 Ark. 178

Phillip Michael WHEAT, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton Keith Jones, Jr., Fayetteville, for appellant.

Paul L. Cherry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

The only issue in this case is whether the reference by a police officer to "mugshots" used in a photographic lineup improperly told the jury the appellant had a prior criminal record. The trial judge denied a motion for a mistrial, and we affirm that decision.

The officer did not testify that he used a "mugshot" of the appellant in the photographic lineup; he was asked:

Q. Can you tell us, basically, what a photographic lineup looks...

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