Roundtree v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Johnny Roundtree was convicted of armed robbery and appeals following the denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence state’s exhibit R1, which included a “mug shot” of appellant with the caption “Lowndes Co. Sheriff’s Dept., 821044 6-17-82.” Held:

Appellant claims that the introduction of the photograph which contained the caption indicating the date of his arrest for a prior crime impermissibly placed his character in evidence.

While the introduction of a mug shot which contains the objected-to information does…