Legal Opinion

McLymont v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 2013No. 2012-KA-00408-SCTPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. David McLymont was convicted of capital murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. McLymont filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative, for a new trial, which the trial court denied. McLymont appeals to this Court, claiming his conviction was *149contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence. McLymont contends the jury relied on the testimony of a biased witness and a tape recording obtained by that witness to reach its verdict. This contention is meritless. The State presented evidence against McLymont in addition to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Gathright v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. White v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Weatherspoon v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Daryl Shinn v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Daryl Shinn v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014

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