Andy Nicholas Brown v. State of Mississippi

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Andy Brown was indicted and convicted under Mississippi Code Section 97-3—19(1)(a) for the death of Earlie D. Bal-ford, after Brown stabbed Balford eighteen times with Balford’s screwdriver. On appeal, Brown argues he was provided ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred by excluding Brown’s jury instructions, by denying Brown’s motion to quash his indictment, by denying Brown’s motion for directed verdict, by denying Brown’s motion for a new trial, and by excluding evidence Brown sought to introduce from a psychiatric evaluation.…