GOODEN v. STATE

No. CR 94-1085.

902 S.W.2d 226 (1995)

321 Ark. 340

Norvell GOODEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Carey Nichols, Little Rock, for appellant.

Brad Newman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GLAZE, Justice.

Appellant Norvell Gooden was found guilty by a jury of arson and sentenced as a habitual offender to fifty years in prison. Gooden's sole point for reversal is that the trial judge erred in allowing the prosecution to cross-examine defense witness, Derrick Dodson, by asking him if he was aware of Gooden's four prior felony convictions. We hold the trial judge's ruling was correct.

In his case-in-chief, Gooden called Dodson who testified about...

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