Hatchett v. State

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The appellant was convicted for possessing a controlled substance (lycergic acid diethylamide — LSD) and his punishment was fixed at 11 months and 29 days in the county jail or workhouse. This conviction must be reversed.

The assignment of error which must be sustained is that the Court erred in allowing the State to question the appellant concerning a prior misdemeanor conviction. Over his objection, the appellant was asked several times, on cross-examination, “Have you ever used illegal drugs”. He replied that he had not. On further cross-examination, he was asked whether…