Whittington v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On September 17, 2004, a jury in the Pike County Circuit Court found Karey Whittington guilty of murder. Whitting-ton was sentenced to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Whittington filed post-trial motions, which were denied. After receiving permission to file an out-of-time appeal, Whittington now appeals, asserting the following issues:' (1) he was prejudiced by hearsay statements; (2) he should have been allowed to use hearsay evidence to impeach the State’s…