Kelly v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to commit murder. The court entered an adjudication of guilt upon the verdict and sentenced appellant to fifteen years imprisonment. On appeal, two points are presented alleging reversible error.

The first point concerns the disclosure by an eyewitness to the shooting that he had, as a minor, been found guilty of a juvenile offense. Such disclosure was made only after the persistent repeating by the State of the question, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” At first, the witness answered, “No sir” to which the…