State v. Guillebeaux

BEATTY, J:

Alvis Alphonso Guillebeaux appeals his convictions for distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine near a school, arguing the trial judge should have granted his motion for a new trial because a juror concealed a social relationship with a witness. We affirm.

FACTS

In a controlled buy organized by the Abbeville County Sheriffs Office, confidential informant Brent Smith purchased crack cocaine from an unknown black male later identified as Guillebeaux. Guillebeaux was indicted on charges of distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine near a…