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HARRIS v. STATE

No. 2011-KA-00321-COA.

85 So.3d 300 (2012)

Roland HARRIS a/k/a Roland T. Harris, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Holmes , Leslie S. Lee , Jackson, Marvell Maurice Gordon , attorneys for appellant.

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

Before IRVING, P.J., ISHEE and RUSSELL, JJ.

RUSSELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Roland Harris was convicted of manslaughter and an enhancement for using a firearm. He appeals, asserting three issues: (1) whether the jury should have been given a jury instruction on excusable homicide; (2) whether the circuit court erred in failing to grant a directed verdict based on the rule announced in Weathersby;1 and (3) whether the jury's verdicts were contrary to the overwhelming...

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