Burks v. State

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

Elton Burks brings a separate appeal of his two convictions for Attempted Murder 1 after a joint jury trial with co-defendant, Victor Wiggins. 2 As restated, Burks presents four issues for our review:

1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by failing to grant Burks's motion for mistrial based upon testimony that Burks had shot someone in an incident unrelated to the offenses for which he was charged?

2. Were the jury's verdicts as to Wiggins and Burks inconsistent, thereby requiring the trial court to grant Burks's motion for judgments on the evidence as to…