People v. Wiggins

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a mistrial after a juror reported that other jurors had made racially biased comments during deliberations. The court held that the trial judge conducted a tactful inquiry, reasonably interpreted the disputed comments as relating to evaluation of unclear video identification evidence, and did not abuse discretion in concluding that the jury could continue deliberating. The court also held that several additional claims were unpreserved and that the weight-of-the-evidence determination was beyond its review.