State v. Abernathy

MOORE, Justice.

Defendants file separate briefs. Some of the same or similar assignments of error are brought forward in each brief, while other assignments of error pertain only to each individual’s appeal. We will first consider those questions presented jointly by defendants.

Abernathy’s and Jaynes’ Joint Appeal

Defendants first insist that the trial court erred in refusing to allow them to cross-examine the State’s witness Ronald Clark, an admitted accomplice, concerning his expectation of leniency as a result of his testimony; this, defendants argue, was necessary to establish Clark’s bias…