Williams v. State

The defendant Charles Williams appeals his conviction and sentence for grand theft and raises four points on appeal. We find no merit in any of these points and affirm.

First, the defendant complains that the trial court erred in denying a defense motion for mistrial based on certain statements made by the prosecuting attorney during voir dire of the jury which, it is urged, amounted to impermissible comment on the defendant’s failure to testify. We disagree. The statements complained of do not constitute such impermissible comment, and, in any event, weré entirely harmless in view of the…