State v. Barron

Appellant was convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and sentenced to four (4) years imprisonment. On this appeal he asserts error in the refusal of the trial judge to grant a mistrial.

*319The ground upon which appellant based his motion for a mistrial was the alleged error committed when the trial judge, over appellant’s objection, allowed testimony as to appellant’s reputation during the State’s case. We agree that it was error to allow the State to introduce evidence of appellant’s character when he had not first tendered that issue. State v. Gamble, 247 S. C. 214,…