Goff v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for armed robbery. Held:

1. During redirect examination of one of the officers who investigated the crime, the State’s attorney asked the following question: “After you arrested Mendock [the alleged accomplice], did you talk with him?” Upon objection by counsel for defendant, the jury retired and argument was had out of their presence. The objection urged was that to allow the introduction of any reference to any statement made by a codefendant or accomplice would deny the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confrontation since…