Kemond Jones v. State of Mississippi

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Jones’s murder conviction and sentence, holding that the prosecutor’s reference to Jones carrying a gun did not constitute reversible evidentiary error. The court also held that the verdict was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence because an eyewitness identified Jones as the shooter and credibility determinations belonged to the jury. The court further held that the eyewitness-only rule invoked by Jones did not apply because the State presented eyewitness testimony.