State v. Bennett

STROUD, Judge.

*89 Defendant appeals from convictions for several drug-related offenses. Defendant's Batson argument regarding jurors stricken by the *90 State fails because he failed to make a prima facie case that the State's challenges were racially motivated. The trial court's jury instruction on acting in concert was supported by the evidence. We conclude there was no error in defendant's trial.

I. Background

On 4 December 2015, law enforcement officers responded to a complaint about drug activity at a mobile home where defendant and his girlfriend, Ms. Smith, 1 had been living for about two…