Jackson v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseReginald Jackson was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to thirty years with five years suspended. On appeal, Jackson argued that the prosecutors’ misconduct during opening statements and closing argument "so infected the trial with unfairness" that his right to due process was violated. Jackson additionally argues that the State failed in its burden to prove the knife used in the robbery was a deadly weapon. After review of the trial court record, the Mississippi Supreme Court found that the prosecution’s repeated misstatements of evidence and improper arguments, in the absence of an objection, did not rise to the level of reversible error in this case. Furthermore, the Court found no merit to Jackson’s contention that the State failed in its burden to prove the knife was a deadly weapon. Accordingly, the Court affirmed Jackson's conviction and sentence.
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