Jackson v. State

IRVING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal is from Danny Jerard Jackson’s conviction, in the Harrison County Circuit Court, for murder and the resulting sentence of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Feeling aggrieved by his conviction, Jackson appeals and asserts that the circuit court entered improper jury instructions, erroneously allowed the State to impeach one of Jackson’s witnesses with a prior conviction, and erred in denying Jackson’s motions for a new trial and directed verdict.

¶2. We find no reversible error and, therefore, affirm the circuit court’s…