Howard v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

John H. Howard, Jr., appeals his convictions of possession of marijuana and of two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He contends the trial court erred by denying a motion in limine seeking to exclude evidence of drug transactions involving a person who was arrested with Howard, by allowing the State to cross-examine Howard about a prior conviction even though his character had not been placed in issue, and by allowing the State to impeach him with testimony about the prior conviction rather than an exemplified or certified copy of the…