Robert Bufford v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Robert Bufford was convicted in Hinds County Circuit Court of Count I, murder, and Count II, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bufford was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to life for Count I and ten years for Count II, with the sentences to run consecutively, without eligibility for parole, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). In his appeal, Bufford argues the trial court erred by: (1) admitting testimonial statements in violation of the Confrontation Clause, (2) excluding res gestae evidence in support of his theory…