Winston, Mayhew & Cannon v. State

Panel: Meredith, Graeff, Arthur, JJ.

Arthur, J.

*550 In this consolidated appeal, appellants Stanley Winston, Brian Mayhew, and Anthony Cannon challenge their convictions for first-degree murder and other related offenses. The convictions resulted from a multi-week jury trial in which the appellants were tried jointly for killing Mayhew's uncle, Nicoh Mayhew, in order to prevent him from testifying against Mayhew in another murder case. Because the circuit court did not err or abuse its discretion, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. The Murder of Nicoh Mayhew

On the morning of December 19,…