Mendenhall v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. A Hinds County grand jury indicted Rodney Mendenhall, for aggravated assault with a weapon, armed robbery, and business burglary, all in connection with the July 6, 2006, shooting of Curtis T. Addison, Jr. A jury found Mendenhall guilty on all charges. The trial court sentenced Men-denhall to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). After denial of post-trial motions, Menden-hall timely appeals. Upon review, we find that the trial court violated Mendenhall’s right of confrontation in prohibiting defense counsel from impeaching the…