Brown v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseAndy Brown was indicted and convicted for murder in the stabbing death of Earlie Balford. On appeal, Brown argued: (1) he was provided ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) the trial court erred by excluding Brown’s jury instructions; (3) the trial court erred by denying Brown’s motion to quash his indictment; (4) the trial court erred by denying Brown’s motion for directed verdict; (5) the trial court erred by denying Brown’s motion for a new trial; and (6) the trial court erred by excluding evidence Brown sought to introduce from a psychiatric evaluation. Brown further argued that these errors resulted in cumulative error, denying Brown a fair trial in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Finding no error, the Supreme Court affirmed Brown’s conviction.
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