Hawkins v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Via accusation, defendant was charged with three counts of public indecency. He was convicted and sentenced upon two of the counts. This appeal follows the denial of his motion for a new trial. Held-.

1. On direct examination, a witness was asked why he waited 30 minutes after confronting defendant to call the police. Over defendant’s objection, the witness was permitted to testify that after speaking with defendant for approximately ten minutes he decided not to call the police because he “felt sorry for the guy . . . [but he changed his mind when he] found out…