Ramsey v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, 8 years.

During the trial the district attorney, on cross-examination, asked appellant: “Have you ever been indicted for a felony?” It was agreed and stipulated “that at the time the district attorney asked said question he knew that defendant was under certain indictments and had certified copies of such indictments; and that to his knowledge defendant had not been convicted of any felony.”

The trial court sustained objection and instructed the jury to disregard the question, but overruled appellant’s motion for mistrial.

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