Baxter v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING, P.J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Christopher Lee Baxter was convicted of capital murder for the death of George County Sherriff Gary Welford. Baxter appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing: (1) law enforcement pursued the vehicle in which he was a passenger without probable cause or reasonable suspicion; (2) he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his Miranda1 rights; (3) his indictment was based on perjured testi*430mony; (4) the jury was biased; (5) Debbie Welford was allowed to give an irrelevant and prejudicial victim-impact statement during the guilt/innocence phase of trial; (6)…
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