Christian v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseTravaris Christian was convicted on two counts of capital murder (underlying felony of robbery); one count of house burglary, conspiracy to commit house burglary, felonious child neglect, and felon in possession of a firearm. Christian appealed, claiming his constitutional rights to confrontation were violated; his convictions were supported by insufficient evidence; and the trial court erred in granting the State an aiding-and-abetting instruction and denying him an abandonment instruction. Finding no merit in any of the issues raised, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Christian’s convictions.
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