Tucker v. State

Jordan, Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted of the murder of Ada Mae Tucker, his estranged wife. He received a sentence of life imprisonment and appeals.

1. The first enumeration of error alleges that the trial court erred in refusing to allow the defense to question a state’s witness outside the presence of the jury. No authority is cited in support of this enumeration.

The record discloses that when the arresting officer was first called by the state, counsel for the defense expressed to the court his concern that the officer might testify to statements made by the accused at the time…