Fortner v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

This appeal of Harold E. Fort-ner is from the revocation of a suspended sentence. The two points for reversal are (1) that the court erred in permitting an officer to testify as to statements made to the officer by appellant, and (2) that the court abused its discretion.

The charge for which a suspended sentence was imposed was for forgery and uttering. Several months thereafter appellant was charged with burglarizing Phillips Used Cars and taking, among other things, a pistol. On the day set for trial the latter charge was dismissed and a petition to revoke the suspended…