Norwood v. State

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty years. He appeals, enumerating as error the denial of his motion for mistrial on the grounds a state’s witness placed his character into evidence and that certain exhibits were improperly admitted into evidence. We affirm.

1. Appellant did not place his character into evidence and complains the following testimony by Detective Jackson did so: "A. Well, he stated he was from New York, and he had come [sic] to Georgia and got into trouble and that was the reason he was down there.” The jury was…