COOPER v. STATE

No. 2007-KA-00009-COA.

977 So.2d 1220 (2007)

Mary C. COOPER, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Holmes, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Ladonna C. Holland, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., GRIFFIS and ISHEE, JJ.


LEE, P.J., for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On October 31, 2006, Mary Cooper was convicted of murder by a jury in the Circuit Court of Winston County. Cooper was sentenced to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Cooper assigns the following points of error: (1) the trial court erred in denying a jury instruction for heat of passion manslaughter, (2) the court's instructions to the jury regarding...

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