Hill v. State

I must respectfully dissent from the holding reached in Division 3 of the majority opinion as I would hold that the trial court did not commit reversible error and should be affirmed.

When the State’s attorney asked the defendant whether the members of his family had “been in trouble for marijuana,” defendant responded that he did not know. Defendant thereupon made a motion for a mistrial which the trial court overruled. The cross-examination proceeded as follows: “Q. Do you know Willie Hill? A. Yes sir. Q. And who is he? A. That’s my oldest son. Q. Do you know Ray Hill? A. That’s right. Q.…