Hollis v. State

Townsend, Judge.

Counsel for the defendant moved for a mistrial because during his cross-examination of a policeman testifying as a witness for the State the witness volunteered the remark, “I just know he is hard to get the truth out of. I know that,” and again moved for a mistrial because the same witness while on cross-examination at another point volunteered, also' in reference to the defendant, “He is pretty nervous when he gets in trouble.” On both occasions the court instructed the jury to disregard the remark and not consider it in the case, and then denied the motion for mistrial. It…