TURNER v. STATE

No. 2009-KA-00330-COA.

70 So.3d 1123 (2010)

Derrick TURNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2011.

Certiorari Denied September 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford E. Knott , Jackson, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry Jr. , attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., GRIFFIS and ISHEE, JJ.


GRIFFIS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Derrick Turner was convicted for capital murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19 (Rev.2006). The Oktibbeha County Circuit Court sentenced Turner to life without the possibility of parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Turner claims that: (1) there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction; (2) the circuit court improperly denied his jury instruction on the impeachment...

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