EVANS v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-00028-COA.

133 So.3d 369 (2013)

Kewon EVANS, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford E. Knott , attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Scott Stuart , attorney for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., MAXWELL and FAIR, JJ.


MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. In the appeal of his conviction of seven counts of aggravated assault, Kewon Evans raises a single challenge. He asserts that, during voir dire, the trial judge improperly secured from potential jury members a commitment to find Evans guilty.

¶ 2. While it is impermissible to ask the jury to pledge a verdict based on a hypothetical question couched in the particular facts of the case, here we find the trial judge...

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