GODBOLT v. STATE

No. 2010-KA-01035-COA.

100 So.3d 986 (2012)

Ricky GODBOLT, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 2012.

Certiorari Denied November 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Labarre , Virginia Lynn Watkins , Alison Oliver Kelly , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Ladonna C. Holland , attorney for appellee.

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


LEE, C.J., for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Ricky Godbolt was found guilty in the Hinds County Circuit Court of deliberate-design murder. He was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

¶ 2. Godbolt now appeals, asserting the trial court erred in instructing the jury on unexplained flight, as there was no evidence of immediate flight given.

FACTS

¶ 3. On December 12, 2008...

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