Brown v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Brown appeals his convictions for the offenses of burglary, driving while license suspended, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and theft by taking (motor vehicle). Held:

1. Defendant enumerates as error the trial court’s failure to declare a mistrial after the State had elicited testimony which put the defendant’s character into evidence. After hearing defendant’s motion for mistrial, the trial court overruled defendant’s motion and instructed the jury to “totally disregard” the question and answer which had prompted defendant’s motion for…