McKnight v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
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
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Flowers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Colenburg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Talbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013