State v. BANTAN

Titus Abraham Bantan was convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, and possession of a weapon. Bantan argues the trial court erred in denying his motions for mistrial when (1) a witness referenced drugs and a gun unrelated to the crime during his testimony; (2) a witness alluded to a videotape showing Bantan when the tape was later held to be inadmissible; and (3) a juror overhead a conversation about Bantan and his co-defendant being involved in another robbery and mentioned the conversation to fellow jurors. We affirm. 1

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 6, 2006, two men entered Bells’…