Patterson v. State

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge

After a jury trial, Samuel Patterson was convicted of attempted burglary, 1 a Class B felony, and was adjudged to be a habitual offender. He appeals his conviction, raising the following issues for review:

I. Whether the State purposefully excluded a juror because of her race, thereby denying Patterson a fair trial.

II. Whether there was a sufficient foundation for the introduction of genetic typing evidence and statistical analysis.

III. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of abandonment.

IV. Whether the trial court erred in refusing…