State v. Millings

Taylor, Chief Justice.

The Appellant was convicted at the June, 1965, Term of the Court of General Sessions for Horry County of the crime of manslaughter and has appealed to this Court from his conviction. The sole question on appeal relates to the cross examination of the Appellant, wherein it was elicited that he had been convicted of auto theft in 1944 and receiving stolen goods in 1946. At the time the testimony was received, Appellant’s counsel objected on the ground that it was highly prejudicial and moved for a mistrial. At the close of all the evidence, Appellant moved to strike the…