Ex Parte Williams

In denying the petition for certiorari, we are not to be understood as agreeing with the following portion of the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals:

"The question was answered before the State's objection and, although there was a motion to strike the answer, the court never ruled on the motion or excluded the answer from the jury's consideration. See Chambers v. State, 356 So.2d 767, 768 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978). Evidence of the victim's reputation for carrying a pistol was, therefore, before the jury and the defendant's complaint is groundless."

In Chambers, defense counsel objected to a…