Legal Opinion
Ranzino Ahmad Harris v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided September 26, 2017No. 2016–KA–00347–COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENLEE, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Ranzino Ahmad Harris appeals his conviction in Lowndes County Circuit Court of murder asserting (1) the trial court erred when it admitted an unavailable witness's preliminary-hearing testimony because it violated his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation; (2) the trial court erred when it admitted a witness's hearsay statement as an excited utterance; (3) the evidence was insufficient; and (4) the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2. On the morning of May 17, 2010, Harris attempted to contact…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
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