Legal Opinion

McKnight v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 1, 2011No. 2010-KA-00682-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Kelvin McKnight was convicted of murder. On appeal, McKnight argues that: (1) the prosecutor did not have a good-faith basis for certain questions he asked a defense witness on cross-examination; (2) the prosecutor used as substantive evidence a videotape that was admissible solely for impeachment purposes; (3) the prosecutor gave improper advice to the jury about the jury instructions during closing arguments; (4) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction or, alternatively, that the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence;…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Flowers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Colenburg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Talbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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