POOLE v. STATE

No. 2009-KA-00420-SCT.

46 So.3d 290 (2010)

James David POOLE a/k/a Jim v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Goodwin , Columbus, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura H. Tedder , attorney for appellee.

Before GRAVES, P.J., DICKINSON and CHANDLER, JJ.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. After James Poole's ex-girlfriend accused him of raping her daughter, he was indicted, tried, and found guilty on one count of statutory rape, but not guilty on a second. Poole appeals, claiming the conviction was against the overwhelming weight and sufficiency of the evidence. We disagree and affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. In May, 1999, Janet Bridges — who was a single mother living in Amory, Mississippi...

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