Woodham v. State

Fletcher, Justice.

Dwight Woodham shot and killed Grady Goodwin, Jr. He was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to life in prison. Woodham appeals and we affirm.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Woodham contends the court erred in failing to give curative instructions and refusing to grant his motions for mistrial after his character was improperly placed in issue. Woodham claims his character was first placed in issue when he was asked during cross-examination whether his ex-wife was “ex-wife number five or six?” Defense counsel objected to the question on relevance grounds. The…