McNAIR v. STATE

No. 2000-KA-00832-COA.

814 So.2d 153 (2001)

Matthew McNAIR, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 2002.

Certiorari Denied April 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Colette, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

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

Before McMILLIN, C.J., THOMAS, and CHANDLER, JJ.


McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. This is an appeal from a criminal conviction for aggravated assault returned by a Hinds County Circuit Court jury against Matthew McNair. McNair seeks to have his conviction set aside based on claims (a) that his counsel was unreasonably hampered in his efforts to cross-examine the alleged victim, (b) that his trial attorney's performance was so fundamentally deficient as to deprive...

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