McCroskey v. State

John A. Fogleman, Chief Justice.

This is the second appeal in this case. The first appeal was assigned to the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 29 (3) of the Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The judgment of conviction was reversed because of the admission of the confession of a co-defendant and because of statements of the prosecuting attorney in closing argument focusing attention upon the fact that appellant had failed to take the witness stand. Appellant was again tried on the charge of aggravated robbery, found guilty and sentenced, as a habitual criminal, to 30 years…