Opinion ID: 1944998
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Did the alleged use of perjured testimony deny Brown a fundamentally fair trial?

Text: ¶ 40. Brown asserts that the State's primary witnesses, Donald Crosby and Corey Johnson, gave perjured testimony during his trial. Brown argues that Crosby lied about his business relationship with Darwin Brown; Crosby lied when testifying that Darwin Brown was present when Brown confessed to killing Newell; and Crosby lied when stating that Darwin Brown told him that Brown wanted to be known as a killer. Brown claims that this alleged false testimony necessitates a new trial. However, there is nothing in the record to show that Brown raised this issue at trial or on direct appeal. According to Miss.Code Ann. Section 99-39-21(1), Brown's failure to adequately raise this issue at trial or on direct appeal bars him from raising the issue in his petition for post-conviction relief. Therefore, issue seven is without merit.