Ramirez v. State

Luis Ramirez appeals his conviction for aggravated battery. We affirm.

Defendant-appellant Ramirez was charged with slashing the victim with a sword. The victim and other witnesses testified during the State’s case in chief. The defense called a witness in support of its defense of mistaken identification.

Over State objection, the defendant was allowed to show the jury the tattoos on his arms. The State had objected at sidebar that there was no proper predicate for this demonstration, because there was no evidence that the defendant had the tattoos on the date of the charged crime, and *1148there…