CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for burglary and stealing. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor elicited an answer by a police officer concerning defendant's post-arrest, post-Miranda warning silence. The trial incident involved the following exchange on direct examination of a deputy sheriff from Pike County.
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