Drummond v. State

KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Christopher Drummond was convicted in the Circuit Court of Harrison County of aggravated assault and sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). The trial court denied Drummond’s motion for a new trial or, alternatively, for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). On appeal, Drummond argues the following issues: (1) the jury verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence; (2) the trial court erred in allowing a "witness to testify to hearsay information; (3) he was denied effective assistance…