Brock v. State

Clarke, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of Charlie Ponder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In a statement to police he admitted shooting Ponder, with whom he had been arguing, but stated that he intended only to shoot him in the leg. At trial he testified that he was afraid of Ponder and shot him to prevent Ponder’s shooting him. Over objection by appellant a police officer testified that he had gone to appellant’s house on three occasions because of allegations that he had been firing his rifle. Appellant moved for a mistrial, which was denied. The denial of the mistrial is…