Court of Appeals of Mississippi May 3, 2016, No. 2014-KA-01497-COA (Polk v. State)

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. James Earl Polk Jr. was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County of murder and sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and fined $5,000. Polk now appeals, asserting: (1) his right to confrontation was violated when the trial court admitted statements made by his cousin and codefendant, Howard Earl Polk Jr.