Strong v. State

The defendant, Maeola Strong, appeals her judgment and sentence. Along with several other defendants, Ms. Strong was charged with conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and a related RICO violation.1 At the conclusion of the state’s case, the trial court acquitted the defendant on the conspiracy charge. The racketeering charge, however, led to a jury verdict against the defendant.

Ms. Strong maintains that: 1) the trial court erred in denying a judgment of acquittal on the racketeering charge; 2) the trial court erred in allowing the admission of various hearsay statements of coconspir-ators; and 3)…