State v. Dickson

Defendant was convicted of the crimes of aggravated rape, aggravated assault, and indecent liberties, and he appeals from the judgment of conviction. He does not claim that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding of guilt but asserts three errors in the trial as prejudicial.

Defendant contends that the introduction into evidence of a police photograph impermissibly conveyed to the jury that he had a prior criminal record. A fair reading of the direct examination of the investigating officer indicates that the officer merely described it as a photograph taken after defendant’s…