Berkman v. State

YOUNG, Judge.

After a jury trial, Jeffrey A. Berkman was convicted under Ind.Code 85-48-4-1 (1982) of dealing in cocaine, a Class B felony. On appeal, he raises two issues:

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction; and

2. Whether the trial court, faced with an affidavit indicating a juror had concealed his bias in drug cases on voir dire, erred in denying Berkman a new trial without an evidentiary hearing on the juror's bias.

We affirm.

Berkman first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. 1 . On review, we do not weigh the evidence. Rather, we…