Legal Opinion

Boyda v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 1, 2011No. 2009-KA-01891-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury in the Stone County Circuit Court found Keith Boyda guilty of murdering his wife. On appeal, Boyda raises a weight-of-the-evidence argument challeng*63ing the jury’s rejection of his insanity defense. We find sufficient evidence supporting the State’s position that Boyda understood right from wrong, including the testimony of two expert witnesses. Finding no merit to Boyda’s remaining arguments that the circuit court committed error in several evidentiary rulings, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. On April 26, 2005, Boyda and his wife argued for much…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Roundtree v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Watts v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by4 opinions

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