Sanford v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Jerry Keith Sanford, was convicted of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. He raises two issues on this appeal of that conviction.

I

At trial, the appellant called as a defense witness the appellant’s alleged accomplice, Gary Cranston Barnett. Defense counsel questioned Barnett about the robbery, and on each question Barnett invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. Then, when defense counsel asked Barnett whether the State had made him a plea bargain offer, the State objected, and the trial court sustained the…