Pridgeon v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and his sentence assessed at thirty years ’ imprisonment and a $15,000 fine. We first consider and find merit in appellant’s contention that the court erred in refusing his motion for a mistrial after written statements, containing offers of immunity, of two prosecuting witnesses were admitted into evidence.

A chronology of pertinent events is that approximately three months before trial, appellant’s counsel filed a pretrial motion for discovery, specifically requesting the…