Terrell v. State

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was also convicted of robbery and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment to run concurrently with the life sentence.

During the course of the trial, the prosecution called as a witness Herman Rollins, a companion of the appellant. The witness was sixteen years old and had been with the appellant on the day of the crime. After a few questions, the prosecutor claimed surprise when the witness apparently changed his testimony from a previous statement he had given. Over strenuous objection by defense counsel,…