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LASHLEY v. STATE

No. 1998-KA-01137-COA.

749 So.2d 1175 (1999)

James LASHLEY, a/k/a James Lashley, Jr., a/k/a `Man', Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

August 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Burdine, Columbus, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE KING, P.J., PAYNE, AND THOMAS, JJ.

THOMAS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. James Lashley appeals his conviction of manslaughter, raising the following issue as error:

I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN IT FAILED TO GRANT LASHLEY'S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL IN THAT THE VERDICT OF THE JURY WAS AGAINST THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE PRESENTED.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. In the early morning hours of January 1, 1994, Lavern Collins was fatally shot...

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