Fredrick Smith, Jr. v. State of Mississippi

GREENLEE, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Frederick Smith appeals his conviction from Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. More specifically, the jury found him guilty of shooting two people. On appeal, his asserted errors are that: (1) the trial court did not allow an alibi witness to testify; (2) the trial court allowed impermissible hearsay testimony in violation of Crawford v. Washington; 1 and (3) the evidence was insufficient as to one of the counts. Upon review, we find the circuit court erred by disallowing Smith’s alibi…