State v. Ryan

McCullough, judge.

On 31 May 2011, Steven Franklin Ryan (“defendant”) was convicted of one count of first-degree sex offense and two counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. On appeal, defendant contends he is entitled to a new trial for the following reasons: (1) the trial court’s failure to reinstruct the deadlocked jury unconstitutionally coerced guilty verdicts; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for a mistrial based upon the existence of a deadlocked jury; (3) the testimony of a State’s witness vouching for the credibility of the minor child…