Lockhart v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellants Sammy Lockhart and Billy Smith were convicted of burglary. They allege in their appeal that the trial court erred in allowing the admission of previous inconsistent statements made by a prosecution witness, and in failing to grant a mistrial when the assistant district attorney made improper remarks to the jury during closing argument. Also, appellants contend that a prosecution witness was intimidated by alleged prosecutorial misconduct.

1. A third participant in the burglary, Dennis Smith, pled guilty and was called by the prosecution to testify against…