State v. King

BRITT, Justice.

Defendant contends by his Exceptions 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 that the trial court committed prejudicial error by admitting, over objection, evidence “of a highly, speculative and inflammatory nature” that was not relevant to the case. There is no merit in this contention.

Defendant’s first exception relates to the testimony of state’s witness Clifford Speer. After the witness stated that he heard deceased tell defendant “don’t be talking about the Martins, I am a Martin”, the witness was asked: “What, if anything, did you see in the way of or hear in the way of coming from him?” Over…