Thrasher v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Willie Gene Thrasher appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of possession of cocaine. Thrasher claims the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce evidence of a prior conviction when he had not placed his character in evidence. Because we conclude that the evidence was properly admitted to impeach Thrasher’s testimony, we affirm.

The evidence at trial, taken in the light most favorable to support the verdict, was as follows. After a deputy sheriff stopped Thrasher for speeding, he recognized Thrasher and remembered there was an…