Carswell v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Uriah Carswell guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. On appeal, Carswell challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Carswell also asserts that the trial court erred in improperly limiting his closing argument, in failing to declare a mistrial based upon the State’s improper closing argument, and in instructing the jury. For reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.. 1. In two enumerations of error, Carswell challenges the sufficiency of the…