People v. Jackson

Opinion

WISEMAN, J.

Harvey Lee Jackson, Jr. (defendant), was convicted of burglary, robbery, and receiving stolen property in connection with an incident in which he was discovered inside the house of a neighbor and acquaintance. He argues that the court erred in excluding evidence relating to drug use by the victim and refusing to give a related jury instruction; that the burglary and robbery convictions were not supported by sufficient evidence; that juror misconduct entitled him to a new trial; that the court failed to give a required jury instruction regarding circumstantial evidence; and…