State v. Cole

This is an appeal in a criminal case wherein defendant, appellant herein, was tried and convicted at the hands of a jury of second degree murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

At the trial, defendant testified in his own behalf and, on cross-examination by the prosecution, was properly asked about a prior conviction of a crime which he admitted.

The prosecutor then asked the following questions:

“Q. Joe, did you ever live in South Mt. Vernon, Ohio? A. 1 never lived in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, no.

“Q. What about the murder charge in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in 1927?”

Defense counsel promptly moved for a…