Hicks v. State

McDonald, judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, 60 years in the penitentiary.

In view of our disposition of this appeal, we shall not discuss the facts of the case.

Appellant did not testify nor call any witnesses in his own behalf.

This appeal will be disposed of on appellant’s contention that the court’s failure to grant a mistrial, based upon a police officer’s testimony about appellant’s prior police record, was prejudicial error.

While Officer Pat Stroud was testifying as a witness for the State, on direct examination, he stated that he recognized the three men involved in…