BROWN v. STATE

No. 98-KA-00646-COA.

764 So.2d 463 (2000)

Aaron BROWN, Appellant. v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 2000.

Certiorari Denied August 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Blackmon, Canton, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, III, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE McMILLIN, C.J., BRIDGES, AND PAYNE, JJ.


McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Aaron Brown has appealed his conviction for murder returned by a Hinds County Circuit Court jury. He raises three issues on appeal. First, he contends that the jury was not properly instructed as to the presumption of innocence and the standard of proof required of the State to overcome that presumption. Secondly, he claims that the prosecuting attorney, in summation, attempted to improperly interject inflammatory and prejudicial...

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