Starling v. State

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted of criminal attempt to commit burglary and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. His appeal centers on the assertion that the trial court erred by admitting into evidence certified copies of appellant’s prior convictions and sentences for aggravated assault and aggravated sodomy after appellant’s character had allegedly been put in issue.

At trial, appellant’s counsel elicited testimony from a witness for the state that revealed appellant was on parole from a previous sentence. Appellant’s counsel moved to have the answer stricken from…