State v. Teter

CLARK, Chief Judge.

Franklin L. Teter was convicted by a jury of the offense of assault in the first degree and, as a prior offender, he was sentenced by the court to a term of fifteen years. On this appeal he raises three points of trial error, (a) the court should have declared a mistrial when it was disclosed that witnesses for the state had communicated with the jurors; (b) the state was erroneously permitted to cross-examine appellant regarding details of a previous crime; and (c) the evidence was insufficient to disprove the defense of self-defense. Affirmed.

The evidence viewed in the…