Bennett v. State

738 So.2d 300 (1999)

Derrick BENNETT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellees.

No. 97-KA-01541COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 23, 1999.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1999.

Certiorari Denied August 26, 1999.

George T. Holmes, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Pat S. Flynn, Attorney for Appellees.

BEFORE THOMAS, P.J., LEE, AND SOUTHWICK, JJ.

SOUTHWICK, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Derrick Bennett was convicted of murder by a Hinds County Circuit Court jury. On appeal he argues that the trial court erred in restricting his impeachment use of prior convictions of two…