Donald Quinn a/k/a Donald Ray Quinn v. State of Mississippi

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated and affirmed Quinn’s sexual-battery conviction. The court held that venue was sufficiently established because the defense failed to make a contemporaneous hearsay objection and the admitted testimony was sufficient for the jury to find venue; it also rejected challenges to the DNA testimony, indictment amendment, discovery ruling, closing argument, and use of documents to refresh memory. The court concluded that none of the asserted errors warranted disturbing the conviction.