State v. Howell

Upon trial by jury the defendant was found guilty of armed robbery. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence (1) testimony by a police officer concerning currency found in the defendant’s pocket at the time of the defendant’s arrest, and (2) testimony by a police officer that the defendant had admitted to being a narcotics addict.

A robber held up a drugstore at gunpoint at approximately 8:00 p.m. on February 14, 1969. The robber asked the clerk for money and narcotics. When the clerk told the robber that there were no narcotics in the store, the robber took $75 to…