Joshua Dukes v. State of Mississippi

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Joshua Dukes's capital-murder conviction and life-without-parole sentence. It held that the State was not required to disclose Shirley Campbell as a rebuttal witness because her testimony attacked the credibility of Dukes's alibi witness rather than disputing the alibi, that neither alleged violation of the order in limine warranted a mistrial, and that the challenged testimony either was properly excluded or was not hearsay. The court also concluded that Dukes suffered no reversible error or deprivation of due process.