Legal Opinion
V'Nell L. Miskell v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 17, 2018No. 2017-KA-00136-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Following a jury trial in the Forrest County Circuit Court, V'Nell L. Miskell was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for parole or early release. Miskell now appeals his conviction, arguing that: (1) the trial court erred in its application of Batson 1 during jury selection; (2) the trial court erred by denying his request for a confession instruction; and (3) the State made improper remarks during its closing argument. Finding…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Batiste v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Lynch v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- Sheppard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
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