WATTS v. STATE

No. 2021-KA-00873-SCT.

350 So.3d 613 (2022)

Cortez WATTS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: GEORGE T. HOLMES , Jackson, ZAKIA HELEN ANNYCE BUTLER .

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: BARBARA WAKELAND BYRD , Jackson.

BEFORE KING, P.J., COLEMAN AND BEAM, JJ.


¶1. Cortez Watts argues that the failure of two jurors to properly respond to questions asked during voir dire deprived him of the right to intelligently participate in the jury selection process. Therefore, Watts contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the...

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