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PATTON v. STATE

No. 2010-KA-00423-COA.

75 So.3d 586 (2011)

Frank Demetrius PATTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie S. Lee , Jackson, Benjamin Allen Suber , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Ladonna C. Holland Scott Stuart , attorneys for appellee.

Before LEE, C.J., MYERS and MAXWELL, JJ.

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. A Jackson County jury found Frank Demetrius Patton guilty of murdering his wife. He appeals arguing the jury's rejection of his insanity defense preponderates against the weight of the evidence. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, we find the State's theory that Patton could distinguish right from wrong when he shot his wife is supported by expert testimony and reasonable inferences drawn from the...

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