Ball v. State

MYERS, J., for the court.

¶ 1. Patrick Ball was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County of aggravated assault and was sentenced to a term of twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved by the judgment, Ball perfected an appeal to this Court.

Issues

I. DID THE COURT ERR IN OVERRULING THE DEFENSE’S MOTION FOR MISTRIAL WHEN THE COURT ALLOWED TESTIMONY CONCERNING OTHER WRONG OR CRIMINAL ACTS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE JURY?

II. DID THE COURT COMMIT REVERSIBLE ERROR IN FAILING TO DIRECT A VERDICT IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT AS THE VERDICT OF THE JURY WAS…