State v. Ashford

The appellant contends that the trial court committed prejudicial error in admitting into evidence a photograph of Mr. Kellam’s arm, the trousers he was wearing at the time of the robbery and the knife allegedly used by the defendant. The evidence shows that the photographs were taken at the police station approximately three to four days after the robbery occurred. Mr. Kellam, just prior to the introduction of the photograph by the solicitor, had testified that the defendant had twisted his arm and that as a result his fingers and arm had swollen and turned blue. The solicitor then offered…