Newell v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseIn 2008, James Newell was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of Adrian Boyette. After this Court reversed Newell's conviction, he was retried and again convicted of manslaughter. The Court of Appeals reversed this conviction, finding that the trial court erred in its admission of certain expert testimony. The Mississippi Supreme Court granted Newell's petition for writ of certiorari to address his remaining claims that the Court of Appeals declined to address. Finding those arguments to be without merit, the Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeals, reversed the judgment of the trial court, and remanded the case for a new trial.
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