Becton v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

In his sole enumeration of error appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial because a witness, Baker, on whose testimony a substantial portion of the state’s case rested, was permitted by the district attorney to testify without disclosing to the jury that he had been offered dismissal of certain criminal charges in return for his testimony. Held:

At the hearing on the motion, the testimony of two witnesses as to the alleged agreement between Baker and the district attorney’s *500office was based on hearsay and could only be admitted…