Richard W. Morrow v. State of Mississippi

KING, PRESIDING JUSTICE, DISSENTING:

¶34. Because the violation of Morrow's constitutional right to confront witnesses against him amounts to plain error, and because insufficient information is in the record before this Court to determine whether ineffective assistance of counsel occurred, I respectfully dissent.

1. Confrontation Clause

¶35. This Court has established that a Confrontation Clause violation is a violation of a fundamental, substantive right under plain error review. Conners v. State , 92 So. 3d 676 , 682 (Miss. 2012). Both the United States Constitution and the Mississippi…