Knight v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseDefendant Kenneth Hugh Knight was convicted in the Pearl River County Circuit Court for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute while in possession of a firearm. Defendant appealed, raising three issues: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) the denial of his motion for a directed verdict or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), and (3) the denial of his motion for a new trial. Because the record was not sufficient to address Knight's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the Supreme Court dismissed the claim without prejudice. The Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment on the remaining issues.
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