Griffin v. State

Melvin Griffin was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Bolivar County for attempting to obtain a controlled substance, e.g., Demerol, by misrepresentation and fraud. He was sentenced to four (4) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and has appealed to this Court, assigning the following seven (7) errors in the trial below:

I. THE VERDICT OF THE JURY IS CONTRARY TO, AND AGAINST THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF THE CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.

II. THE LOWER COURT ERRED BY OVERRULING THE APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR RANDOM ASSIGNMENT OF JURORS.

III. THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN…