Singleton v. State

Smith, Judge.

The appellant had a state court trial before a jury on four accusations, the first two charging him with simple battery, the other two each charging him with two counts of public indecency. He was found guilty of both simple battery charges and of one count of public indecency on each of the other two indictments. The appeal contends that the appellant’s character was erroneously placed in issue, that the court unduly restricted appellant’s counsel in cross examining a state witness and in directly examining the appellant, that the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict of…