ESCO v. STATE

No. 1998-KA-01961-COA.

755 So.2d 1248 (2000)

Maurice D. ESCO, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

February 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bentley E. Conner, Canton, Robert Louis Williamson, Brandon, Attorneys for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE SOUTHWICK, P.J., DIAZ, AND PAYNE, JJ.


SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Maurice D. Esco was convicted by a Madison County Circuit Court jury for sale of cocaine. On appeal Esco alleges that two discovery problems should have led to a mistrial, that testimony identifying Esco as the drug seller should have been excluded as being unfairly tainted, that cross-examination of a State witness was improperly limited, and that a jury instruction on the credibility of paid informants should have been given...

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