State v. Jones

WEBB, Justice.

The defendant’s first assignment of error involves the testimony of Lovely Lorden. In 1990, the defendant was convicted of assaulting a Mr. Martinez and was sentenced to prison. The assault occurred after the murder of Mr. Grady. Ms. Lorden had seen Mr. Martinez after the assault had occurred, and she was allowed to testify as to Mr. Martinez’s condition and the blood that was in the defendant’s automobile as a result of the assault. She was also allowed to testify that the defendant was convicted and sentenced to prison for assaulting Mr. Martinez. Dalton Jones was then allowed…