Legal Opinion
Dennis Thompson v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 21, 2017No. 2015-KA-00623-COAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Dennis Thompson was found guilty of murder and three counts of aggravated assault following a jury trial in the Oktib-beha County Circuit Court. On appeal, Thompson argues that the trial court (1) “improperly allow[ed] the State to introduce rebuttal testimony” and (2) erred “in refusing all ... [j]ury [i]nstruction[s] offered by the defense,” including certain proposed instructions on the concept of reasonable doubt. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by allowing a rebuttal witness or by denying the requested instructions. Therefore,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- State Ex Rel. Moore v. MolpusMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Galloway v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Sharplin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
- Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
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