SANDERS v. STATE

CR 89-1437.

591 So.2d 119 (1991)

Melvin SANDERS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1991.

Certiorari Quashed December 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Flack, Montgomery, for appellant.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Yvonne A. Henderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Alabama Supreme Court 1901724.

TAYLOR, Judge.

The appellant, Melvin Sanders, was convicted of first-degree robbery, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary.

The appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the State to cross-examine and impeach its own witness without first formally establishing surprise.

During the State's case-in-chief, Armando Lamar...

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