PITTMAN, C.J., For The Court.
¶ 1. Christopher B. Smiley ("Smiley") was convicted by a Copiah County Circuit Court jury of the murder of Doremus Stevens ("victim") a.k.a. "Dank." Smiley was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Smiley perfected a timely appeal seeking a reversal of his conviction and sentence or a new trial.
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¶ 2. Smiley lived in Hazlehurst, Mississippi,...
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