Williams v. State

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Jerome Williams appeals his conviction for theft of property, for which he was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to serve a fifteen-year term in the Arkansas Department of Correction and to pay a fine of $5,000.00. For reversal, he contends the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial. We affirm.

Appellant was tried by a jury and convicted after a two-day trial in Poinsett County Circuit Court. Testimony in the case was concluded the first day, and on the second day, after jury instructions were read, closing arguments were made, and the jury retired, appellant made…