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DOWDA v. STATE

No. 1999-KA-00764-COA.

776 So.2d 714 (2000)

Michael Blane DOWDA A/K/A `Mike', Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 2000.

Certiorari Denied February 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Carl Miller, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jean Smith Vaughan, Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE SOUTHWICK, P.J., IRVING, AND PAYNE, JJ.

SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Michael Blane Dowda was convicted by the Harrison County Circuit Court of murder following a bench trial. Dowda appeals asserting only that the trial court, sitting as the trier of fact, manifestly erred in finding him guilty of murder instead of manslaughter. Finding this assignment of error is without merit, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On November 12, 1996, Michael Blane Dowda was working in Orlando, Florida...

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