Abouraad v. State

SHAHOOD, Judge.

This case involved appellant’s, Marwan Abouraad, extortion of money from the victim, Dr. Friedman, over an approximately two-year period. Abouraad videotaped Dr. Friedman smoking an unknown substance through a pipe and threatened to give the tape to the hospital where Dr. Friedman worked if he did not pay Abouraad. A jury found Abouraad guilty of extortion and the court entered judgment accordingly.

We find no error in any of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings or its denial of Abou-raad’s motions for mistrial, and thus affirm the conviction. We do, however, find error in the…