State v. Evans

WEBB, Judge.

Defendant has brought forward several assignments of error. We shall consider one of them. The State called as a witness John Thomas Minga who testified he was a security guard at the building at which the break-in occurred and that he observed the break-in. On the cross-examination of John Minga the record shows the following colloquy:

“Q. Do you have criminal charges pending against you ... at this time?

Objection. Sustained.

[Witness would have answered he was then under indictment in Durham Superior Court for possession and sale of marijuana.]”

The appellant contends it was…