LEE v. STATE

No. 1998-KA-01403-COA.

837 So.2d 781 (2003)

Derrick Ledell LEE, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

February 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Belinda J. Stevens, Jackson, attorney for appellant.

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

Before KING, P.J., BRIDGES and LEE, JJ.


KING, P.J., for the court.

¶ 1. Derrick Ledell Lee was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He has appealed that conviction, raising as issues (1) the weight of the evidence, (2) improper closing argument by the prosecution, (3) improper and prejudicial testimony of a prior charge, and (4) the cumulative effect of trial errors. This Court finds no error and affirms.

I.

Facts

¶ 2. On June 15, 1996, Lee shot Willie...

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