Jefferson v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted on two counts of aggravated assault of a police officer and one count of obstruction of an officer. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of all counts. He appeals.

1. Appellant urges that the trial court erred in allowing a deputy sheriff, who was the prosecuting witness, to remain in the courtroom during the trial without requiring him to testify first after the invocation of the rule of sequestration. “[I]t is within the trial court’s discretion to allow the prosecuting witness to remain in the courtroom, as an exception to the sequestration rule.…