State v. Kaiser

KRUCKER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict of guilty on- an information charging assault with a deadly weapon.

The sole question presented to this court for review is whether the ruling of the .trial court refusing to allow the defendant to call a character witness to testify, when the defendant himself did not and was not going to take the stand in his own defense, was error.

At the time the State rested, there was discussion in chambers with the court reporter present, and the court was advised that the defendant would not take the stand and that the defense would only call…