State v. Mallory

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction and sentence to twenty (20) years for burglary and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, upon the grounds that the trial court erred (1) in permitting the solicitor to cross-examine him relative to a prior juvenile criminal record, (2) in refusing to submit simple assault and battery for the jury’s consideration as a lesser included offense in the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and (3) in imposing an excessive sentence. We find no error and affirm.

Appellant was sixteen (16) years…