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SHOWERS v. STATE

No. 2009-KA-00321-COA.

70 So.3d 241 (2011)

Tavares SHOWERS, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 2011.

Certiorari Denied September 15, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Harmon , Columbus, attorney for appellant.

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

Before KING, C.J., BARNES and CARLTON, JJ.

KING, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury sitting in Lowndes County Circuit Court found Tavares Showers guilty of manslaughter. Showers was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Subsequently, Showers filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and/or a new trial. The motion was denied, and Showers appeals raising the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant a self...

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