Opinion ID: 1142672
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Text: This murder case arose on the appeal of Loretta Kaye Pierre from a February 3, 1989 conviction and life sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Harrison County. The appellant timely filed a notice of appeal and raises the following issues: A. Whether the prosecution overzealously prosecuted Pierre. B. Whether the trial court erred when it discharged a juror for cause over the defendant's objection. C. Whether the trial court erred when it denied the appellant's motion for mistrial when the state introduced testimony that the appellant signed an acknowledgement of her constitutional rights. D. Whether the trial court erred when it admitted confessions. 1. Whether the trial court erred when it allowed into evidence the recorded confession made at the police department. 2. Whether the trial court erred when it allowed into evidence without a hearing the confession Pierre made while on the telephone with her brother and which a police officer overheard. 3. Whether the trial court erred when it failed to grant the appellant an evidentiary hearing on a confession Pierre made to Loren Dingli, a cab driver. E. Whether the trial court erred when it admitted a prior recorded statement of Sherman Carter. F. Whether the trial court erred when it refused to allow evidence of the victim's drug usage. G. Whether the trial court erred when it failed to grant a directed verdict or motion for new trial. This Court finds no reversible error. Therefore, the conviction is affirmed.