State v. Gibson

CRIST, Judge.

James Gibson, Defendant, appeals from his convictions for trafficking in the second degree for possession of more than two grams of a substance containing cocaine base. He asserts the trial court erred in overruling his motion for acquittal, overruling his Batson challenge, and in giving a reasonable doubt instruction based on MAI-CR3d 302.04. We affirm.

On May 23, 1991, Officers Mark Grman and John Winter were on patrol when they noticed Defendant walking down the street. They saw him look over his shoulder in their direction and keep walking. He put his hand in his jacket and…