Register v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence of fifteen years’ imprisonment on Count I, trafficking cocaine, and fifteen years’ imprisonment on Count II, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, to be served concurrently, with a fifteen-year mandatory minimum, plus a mandatory fine of $250,000.

Register assigns as error the action of the trial court in 1) denying her motion for mistrial made after a state witness accused defense counsel of threatening her, and 2) denying her motion for directed verdict or judgment of acquittal based upon the insufficiency of the evidence.

We have…