Jakeviyon D. Hunter a/k/a Jakeviyon Demarquise Hunter v. State of Mississippi

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Jakeviyon Hunter’s first‑degree murder conviction and life sentence, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting evidence of Hunter’s prior marijuana possession charge under the plain‑error standard, and that Hunter’s ineffective‑assistance claims were procedurally untimely. The Court applied Mississippi Rule of Evidence 404(b) and the plain‑error doctrine, and dismissed the supplemental pro se brief as barred.