Thomas v. State

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a confinement of 48 years. At trial, appellant admitted that he had killed the deceased, but contended that he acted in self-defense or in defense of third persons. The State cross-examined appellant regarding his post-arrest, pretrial silence and suggested by its questions that appellant’s testimony regarding his defense was recently fabricated. Appellant did not object to the State’s questions regarding his silence. Instead, appellant offered testimony that his reputation for truth and veracity was good. The State…