Banks v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

A jury convicted Demario Banks of murder, felony murder, and robbery in the shooting death of Jakiya McKnight. In this direct appeal, Banks raises four issues for our review which we consolidate and rephrase as: (1) did the trial court err in denying Banks' motion for mistrial; (2) did the trial court err in excluding evidence of a witness' prior conviction; and (8) did the trial court err by allowing hearsay testimony into evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

Facts

The facts most favorable to the verdict show that Banks and James Morris decid ed to rob known drug dealer…