State v. Paschal

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, but assigns as prejudicial error the admission, over his objection, of the following testimony of a State’s witness, the arresting officer, on direct examination, viz.: “I asked Mr. Paschal on the way to the Police Station if he knew about the blood test. And he stated that he did, and I asked him if he would like to take a blood test. He stated, ‘no,’ that he had taken one before and didn’t want one.” The solicitor then asked: “Did he take a blood test?” the witness answered: “No, sir, he did not.”

Defendant…