BENNETT v. STATE

No. 97-KA-01541COA.

738 So.2d 300 (1999)

Derrick BENNETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1999.

Certiorari Denied August 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Holmes, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Pat S. Flynn, Attorney for Appellees.

BEFORE THOMAS, P.J., LEE, AND SOUTHWICK, JJ.


SOUTHWICK, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Derrick Bennett was convicted of murder by a Hinds County Circuit Court jury. On appeal he argues that the trial court erred in restricting his impeachment use of prior convictions of two of the State's witnesses, in admitting evidence of past criminal acts by Bennett, in denying his motions for a directed verdict or a new trial, and in holding defense counsel in contempt. We find no reversible error and affirm.

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