Smith v. State

SOUTHWICK, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Demetrius Smith was convicted by a Panola County Circuit Court jury of capital murder. His only appellate issue is whether a knife found in a vehicle that he often drove was erroneously admitted into evidence. We conclude that there was no reversible error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Carnesha Nelson was a University of Mississippi student, having just finished her sophomore year. On May 27, 2004, *980Nelson was attacked in her apartment. She managed to escape from the apartment and ran through her apartment complex seeking help. At around 1:00 a.m. Nelson began banging…