Swinford v. State

John F. Stroud, Jr.,

Chief Judge. Appellant, Jeffrey Swin-ford, was tried by a jury and found guilty of the offenses of aggravated assault, theft by receiving, and fleeing. On appeal, he raises two points: 1) that the trial court erred in refusing to allow cross-examination of two of the State’s witnesses to show possible bias, and 2) that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury regarding either the accomplice status or the accomplice-in-dispute status of the two witnesses. We agree with both of his points of appeal and therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

On September…