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ANDERSON v. STATE

No. 2010-KA-01052-SCT.

79 So.3d 501 (2012)

Damien ANDERSON a/k/a Damien Wise v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrienne Annett Hooper-Wooten , attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory , attorney for appellee.

Before CARLSON, P.J., LAMAR and CHANDLER, JJ.

CARLSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Damien Anderson, also known as Damien Wise, was convicted of murder by the Circuit Court of Holmes County, Mississippi, in an action arising from the homicide of Darnell "Sporty" Smith. Anderson contends that the circuit court erred when it refused to grant a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. Anderson states that the trial court improperly forced the defense to choose between manslaughter...

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