State v. Jackson

Ness, Justice:

Joseph Thomas Jackson appeals from his conviction by a jury of armed robbery. He was sentenced to twenty-three years.

The appellant argues for a reversal upon the basis of the following errors committed by the trial court:(1) The denial of defense counsel’s motion to sequester the witnesses’prior to the taking of testimony;(2) The denial of motion by defense counsel for a mistrial based on allegedly improper testimony by a State’s witness concerning the vehicle the appellant was riding in at the time of arrest as a “possible stolen automobile;”(3) Overruling the objection of…