State v. Reed

NEUMAN, Justice.

We granted the State’s petition for further review after the court of appeals reversed defendant Dwight Reed’s conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. The question is whether a comment made by the district court during jury voir dire so damaged the credibility of Reed’s key witness that he was denied a fair trial. Having examined the court’s statement in the context of the entire record, we are convinced that the court’s error was harmless. Thus we vacate the court of appeals’ decision and affirm the judgment of the district court.

Dwight Reed’s involvement…