Robinson v. State

COLE, Judge.

In this case, once again, we are asked to determine whether a trial judge erred in refusing to permit defense counsel to cross-examine a witness regarding his alleged prior misconduct. The relevant facts are not in dispute.

George Dewey Robinson was charged by indictment with murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and related offenses in connection with the killing of a woman during the course of a burglary of her apartment. The State presented three witnesses who identified Robinson as the perpetrator. Two of these witnesses had been incarcerated with Robinson and testified that he…