Verdict v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Danny E. Verdict was convicted of murdering his ex-wife, Marcella Kelly, and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals his conviction and sentence and presents four issues for our review. He asserts that one of his two attorneys was prevented from being present during all of voir dire and that this denied him a fair trial; that a statement made on his trip back from California after his arrest was in violation of his Miranda rights; that the circuit court erred in allowing his daughter to testify against him; and that an expert witness’s testimony regarding forensic…