Dudley v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction for robbery by intimidation. Held:

1. It is contended that the trial judge erred in not declaring a mistrial when Officer Davis testified that another detective, Officer Evans, was familiar with the defendant because this was prejudicial and placed the defendant’s character into evidence.

In response to a question, Officer Davis stated "at the time Detective Evans was familiar with Jimmy Dudley [the defendant], which at that time. . .” At that point, defendant’s attorney objected to the answer as being prejudicial and…