Mitchell v. State

This is a paternity case.

Roderick Mitchell was charged with being the father of an illegitimate child. The mother is Carla Tompkins. A jury found Mitchell to be the father of the child and, after being so adjudged by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, he appeals to this court.

Mitchell's first issue is that he was denied the right of confrontation because the complaining witness, Carla Tompkins, did not identify him in court as the father of her child.

The confrontation clause of the sixth amendment to the United States Constitution provides that a person charged with a criminal offense has…