Shears v. State

HOLCOMB, Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant of the crime of engaging in organized criminal activity by conspiring to commit the offense of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and sentenced him to 62 years in prison. In his first point, Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. In his remaining points, Appellant contends that the court erred when it: (1) failed to quash the jury panel after the State used its strikes in a discriminatory manner; (2) improperly admitted an audio tape into evidence; and, (3) failed to grant a mistrial after the…