Garnett v. State

Robert Eugene Garnett, Jr., was convicted of the murder of Joseph Allen Hutchins and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 45 years. Two issues are raised on this appeal from that conviction.

I

There was no error in the denial of Garnett's motion for mistrial. This motion was made during redirect examination of Garnett's ex-wife, Deborah Lynn Faire, who testified as a prosecution witness.

Garnett and Ms. Faire were married at the time of the murder, but had been separated for a little over two weeks. During cross-examination of Ms. Faire, defense counsel asked a number of questions implying…