Rucker v. State

Defendant-appellant was informed against for robbery, tried by jury, found guilty and sentenced to 99 years in the state penitentiary.

Appellant first urges as reversible error the trial court’s denial of his motions for mistrial upon the prosecutor’s reference to and the introduction into evidence and submission to the jury of “mug shots” of the defendant. We find this point well taken.

An examination of the record in the case sub judice clearly reflects that the prosecutor during his closing argument to the jury referred twice to the photographs of the defendant, which were introduced during…