Wilson v. State

Sean Delong Wilson, the appellant, was convicted of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to serve 22 years' imprisonment. He raises two issues on this direct appeal from that conviction.

I

The appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the prosecutor to ask defense witness Patrick Haywood on cross-examination about the appellant's use of marijuana. Drugs played no part in this offense, and there had been no testimony regarding drug use before the prosecutor's cross-examination of Haywood.

The appellant was charged with robbing Denise M. Hardisty of…