Smith v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellant, Reginald Smith, appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his life sentence on essentially two grounds. He first argues that the circuit court unduly limited him in presenting his case and further erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. As part of this contention, he asserts that the circuit court was biased toward his defense counsel, and this denied him a fair trial. For his second point, the appellant urges that the circuit court erred in disallowing his conspiracy instruction. Neither argument has merit, and we affirm.

On May 27, 1990,…