Ross v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery. In his sole enumeration of error appellant contends the trial court erred by not permitting him to testify that he was under the influence of PCP (a drug), and thus, unable to possess sufficient mental capacity to form a criminal intent.

At a Jackson-Denno hearing on the voluntariness of appellant’s confession, appellant testified that while he was in jail after his arrest, his co-accused told appellant that he (the co-accused) had put PCP in appellant’s drink, without appellant’s knowledge, prior to the robbery. The trial court ruled…