Holloman v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary. On appeal he contends the trial court erred (1) by allowing evidence of an independent crime; (2) by improperly restricting appellant’s cross-examination; and (3) by allowing a state witness to present hearsay testimony.

Leila Kelly returned to her trailer home from work on the evening of January 7, 1982 and discovered it had been broken into and burglarized. A console color TV set, a small black and white TV set, a burglar alarm and a bottle of rum were missing. Ronnie Hills testified that he took appellant to the home of Jimmy Mann, where…