Reese v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, C. J.:

A jury found the appellant, James Martin Reese, guilty of rape and robbery with use of a deadly weapon.

He seeks reversal on several grounds that the trial judge erred in (1) admitting a jacket into evidence, (2) receiving evidence of other crimes, (3) rejecting Reese’s alibi, and (4) not declaring a mistrial because a witness spoke to a juror. We deny all specifications of error and affirm.

THE FACTS

The victim of the crime testified that Reese knocked on her front door. When she answered, he asked if “David” were home. Then he pushed the victim back into the…