Clark v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellants were convicted of trafficking in cocaine and possession of diazepam. Cases No. 69353 and No. 69462 were initiated by notices of appeal filed by appellant Clark and his appointed counsel respectively. They are consolidated in this appeal, along with the appeal of Clark’s co-defendant Smith, for purposes of judicial economy.

1. Clark’s first enumeration of error concerns allegedly inflammatory remarks made by the prosecuting attorney during the opening statement to the jury. Since appellant failed to renew his motion for mistrial after the trial court took corrective…