Legal Opinion
Anthony v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided January 31, 2012No. 2010-KA-01004-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIS, P.J., for the Court:
¶ 1. Steve Antonio Anthony was convicted in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court of the sale of cocaine under Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-139 (Supp. 2011). Anthony argues on appeal that: (1) the circuit court erred by excluding a non-party witness’s prior felony charges on cross-examination; (2) the circuit court erred in denying two peremptory challenges raised by the defense; and (3) the jury’s verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. We find no error and affirm.
FACTS
¶ 2. On December 4, 2009, Anthony was arrested for selling…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Amiker v. Drugs for Less, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
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