State v. Jack

AMY, Judge.

After a deputy was dispatched to a residence, the State charged the defendant with one count of resisting an officer with force or violence and one count of aggravated battery. Following jury selection, one of the jurors notified the court that she was related to the defendant's grandmother, and the trial court excused the juror and replaced her with an alternate. The defendant moved for a mistrial, which was denied, and the jury ultimately convicted the defendant as charged. The defendant now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

After…