State v. Coltherst

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The defendant, Jamaal Coltherst, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a juiy trial, of numerous crimes resulting in an effective sentence of eighty-five years incarceration. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) improperly denied his motion for a mistrial, (2) improperly admitted into evidence testimony from his prior trial, (3) improperly instructed the jury as to an element of larceny and (4) violated the prohibition against double jeopardy by sentencing him on his conviction of six counts of conspiracy offenses. We agree with the defendant…