MITCHELL v. STATE

No. 2007-KA-01202-COA.

21 So.3d 633 (2008)

Richard MITCHELL a/k/a Rick Mitchell, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 2009.

Certiorari Denied November 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Labarre, Virginia Lynn Watkins, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorney for appellee.

Before MYERS, P.J., BARNES and ROBERTS, JJ.


ROBERTS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On March 27, 2003, Willie Barnes was murdered while working at his barbershop in Jackson, Mississippi. Richard Mitchell was subsequently arrested for the crime. During his trial, the testimony revealed that: (1) Mitchell needed money to pay his probation fees; (2) he planned to rob Barnes to get the money; (3) he possessed the pistol that was later identified as the murder weapon; (4...

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