Smith v. State

Appellant and two others not involved in this appeal were charged by information with one count of first degree murder and one count of kidnapping. Appellant stood mute to the charges and the court entered a plea of not guilty for her.

*686During the trial, James Meyers testified as a witness for the state.1 Counsel for appellant cross-examined Meyers, attempting, unsuccessfully, to elicit incriminating statements Meyers had made to Cleveland Dixon, who was Meyers’ cellmate after his arrest for this murder and kidnapping. After the state rested, appellant also rested, without presenting any…