Manning v. State

This appeal is by the defendant below from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding the defendant guilty of possession of burglary tools, breaking and entering a building, and grand larceny.

The appellant contends the trial court committed reversible error by denying his motions for mistrial, made following the presentation of certain evidence by the prosecutor, at two stages of the trial.

In the first incident which prompted a motion for mistrial, a police officer presented as a witness for the state testified that after the defendant, in custody, was advised of his right to remain silent,…