SMITH v. STATE

No. 2005-KA-01916-COA.

937 So.2d 979 (2006)

Demetrius SMITH, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

September 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Clay Vanderburg, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., SOUTHWICK and IRVING, JJ.


SOUTHWICK, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Demetrius Smith was convicted by a Panola County Circuit Court jury of capital murder. His only appellate issue is whether a knife found in a vehicle that he often drove was erroneously admitted into evidence. We conclude that there was no reversible error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Carnesha Nelson was a University of Mississippi student, having just finished her sophomore year. On May 27, 2004,

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