Riseden v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant and a co-indictee were tried jointly before a jury on charges of kidnapping and rape. The jury returned verdicts finding appellant and his co-defendant guilty on both counts. Appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s verdicts.

1. The victim testified on direct examination that she was told by the co-defendant that appellant had recently been released from jail after a conviction for burglary. Counsel for appellant moved for mistrial or, in the alternative, curative instructions. The trial court’s denial of…