CLAYTON v. STATE

No. 91-KA-00459-SCT.

652 So.2d 720 (1995)

Bessie Marie CLAYTON, v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Bell, Oxford, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Deirdre McCrory, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and PITTMAN and McRAE, JJ.


PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On March 31, 1989, pursuant to § 97-3-19(1)(b) of Mississippi Code Annotated, Bessie Marie Clayton was indicted for the Depraved Heart Murder of her daughter Anginetta Clayton. A trial on the merits was had on April 9th and 10th, 1990. Subsequent to the State resting its case, the defense moved for a directed verdict, which was overruled by the trial court. The defense then proceeded with...

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