State v. Beishline

SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Eric J. Beishline guilty of stealing by deceit property with a value of at least $150. The circuit court sentenced Beishline to five years in prison as a prior offender. Beishline appeals. He asserts that the circuit court erred by (1) denying his request to inquire during voir dire about pretrial publicity; (2) denying his motion for a second change of venue because of pre-trial publicity; (3) denying his motion to quash the prosecutor’s peremptory strike of an Hispanic juror; (4) refusing his proposed instruction on a “claim of right” defense; and (5)…