BROWN v. STATE

No. 2005-CT-00108-SCT.

986 So.2d 270 (2008)

Kenneth BROWN v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Broadhead, Oxford, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This is a conviction for aggravated assault and shooting into a dwelling house. During closing argument, the prosecutor repeatedly suggested to the jury that it should return a verdict of guilty for reasons other than that the defendant in this case was actually guilty. On one such occasion, after defense counsel's objection was sustained, the prosecutor argued with the trial judge, falsely representing to her that every...

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