Pauley v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Randy Pauley was convicted of malicious mischief and sentenced to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and to pay a fine, restitution, and court costs. He appealed, arguing that: (1) the trial court erred in sustaining the State's hearsay objection; (2) the trial court's denial of a continuance constituted an abuse of discretion, or, alternatively, he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the trial court erred in sustaining the State's relevance objections; (4) the trial court erred in sustaining the State's objection to his redirect examination of Alicia Littlefield; (5) the indictment was fatally defective; and (6) he was entitled to a jury instruction on insanity. Finding no error, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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