Marlowe v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery by force in which an estimated $20,000-$25,000 in cash and jewelry was taken. He appeals, maintaining that a mistrial should have been granted when his character was allegedly placed in issue and that he was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel. Finding no merit to either of appellant’s enumerations of error, we affirm his conviction.

1. On cross-examination, the victim of the robbery stated that appellant’s mother, formerly employed by the victim, had never told her that appellant was on probation for another robbery.…