HOPE v. STATE

No. 2001-KA-01969-COA.

840 So.2d 747 (2003)

Willie D. HOPE, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Wong, Cleveland, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General, by Deirdre McCrory, attorney for appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., LEE and MYERS, JJ.


MYERS, J., for the court.

¶ 1. Willie Hope was convicted of manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hope appeals asserting:

1. THAT THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY ADMITTING EVIDENCE OF A SPENT FIREARM SHELL CASING; AND

2. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE MOTION FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT BECAUSE THE VERDICT IS AGAINST THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

¶ 2. On Wednesday, July 25...

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