Smith v. State

¶ 1. On April 12, 2002, Keith Smith was convicted of the March 19, 2000, murder of Michael Reed in the Circuit Court of Clay County and sentenced to life imprisonment. Lewis filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was denied. Aggrieved by this ruling, Smith filed a timely notice of appeal and asserts the following two issues:

I. WHETHER SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED TO CONVICT THE APPELLANT ON THE INDICTED CHARGE.

II. WHETHER THE COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AT THE CLOSE OF THE ENTIRE CASE; WHETHER THE VERDICT OF THE JURY WAS…