Dennis v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

James Henry Dennis appeals from his forgery conviction and contends in his sole enumeration of error that the trial court erred by excluding evidence of a statement made by his co-defendant, Daniel Denmore. We find no merit in this contention and affirm.

The record shows that Dennis cashed a check written to him on the account of his female roommate, who testified that she never wrote or signed the check. Before deciding whether he would testify, Dennis sought a ruling from the trial court on the admissibility of a statement made by his absent co-defendant, Denmore.…