SMITH v. STATE

No. 2007-KA-00059-COA.

25 So.3d 313 (2008)

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

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Holmes, Jackson, attorney for appellant.

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

EN BANC.


ROBERTS, J., for the Court.

SUMMARY OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This appeal requires an analysis of the consequences of a violation of the Confrontation Clause as discussed in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004). Our precise analysis involves circumstances in which: (1) the victim was physically present at trial; (2) on direct examination during the prosecution's case-in-chief, the...

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