State v. Kennedy

WORKMAN, Justice:

Appellant Franklin Junior Kennedy appeals his conviction for first degree murder. He challenges his conviction on four grounds: violation of his constitutional right to confront witnesses; prosecutorial misconduct; newly-discovered evidence; and error with regard to instructions the trial court made concerning a rejected plea agreement. After examining each of these assignments, we find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the lower court.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On July 28, 1994, the body of fifteen-year-old Lashonda Viars was discovered in…