Legal Opinion

Sweet v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 22, 2005No. 2004-KA-00124-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

BRIDGES, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Reginald Lamont Sweet was convicted in the Warren County Circuit Court of possession of thirty grams or more of cocaine. He appeals, asserting five assignments of error:

I. THAT THE APPELLANT WAS DENIED HIS RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION OF THE ANONYMOUS ACCUSER RELIED ON BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

II. THAT THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN ALLOWING EVIDENCE OF PRIOR BAD ACTS OF APPELLANT.

III. THAT THE TRIAL COURT ERRED REMOVING A JUROR PANEL [sic] THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REINSTATED PURSUANT TO A BATSON OBJECTION.

IV. THAT TRIAL COURT WAS IN ERROR IN FAILING TO SUSTAIN APPELLANT’S…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Read v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Collins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Crawford v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Harper v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994

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