Wynn v. State

Hall, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction for the possession and sale of narcotics.

1. The defendant contends that the trial judge erred in failing to grant his motion for a mistrial. Out of the hearing of the jury, defendant’s counsel informed the court that the defendant intended to make an unsworn statement. After the jury returned to the room the defendant took the stand. At that point the trial judge addressed the *464defendant: "Now the law gives the defendant in a criminal case the right to appear and be sworn as a witness in his own defense. And, in that event, your…