Grayson v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Herbert Ernest Grayson was convicted in the Circuit Court of Harrison County of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. He was sentenced to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Aggrieved, Grayson raises one issue on appeal, which we quote verbatim:

Does the Mississippi and United States Constitutions allow the defendant to have the jury instructed that they should disregard the statement unless it was free, voluntary, and not obtained through improper inducements?

Finding no error, we affirm.

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