Strickland v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of simple battery. On appeal she contends the trial court erred by denying her motion for a mistrial after the assistant solicitor asked her on cross-examination about an arrest warrant for appellant’s husband, a defense witness. Appellant also enumerates as error the trial court’s comments in advising the jury that an arrest warrant had been issued for appellant’s husband.

Appellant Sybil Strickland got into a fight with her husband’s ex-wife, Pam, when Sybil and her husband went to pick up his daughter for the weekend. On direct examination appellant…