Barron v. State

¶ 41. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion. The trial court erred in limiting Barron’s cross-examination of State witness Brooklyn, violating his right of confrontation and constituting reversible error. See generally Anthony v. State, 108 So.3d 394, 397-98 (¶¶ 5-8) (Miss.2013); Suan v. State, 511 So.2d 144, 146-48 (Miss.1987). First, the trial court’s limitation of the cross-examination by Barron unconstitutionally restricted his cross-examination on a matter affecting the witness’s credibility, thereby violating his right of confrontation.1 Second, the trial court prevented…