BOLTON v. STATE

No. 2011-KA-00161-COA.

113 So.3d 573 (2012)

Dondrego BOLTON, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie S. Lee , Jackson, Justin Taylor Cook , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts , attorney for appellee.

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


MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Dondrego Bolton appeals his house-burglary conviction. He argues the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on the necessary elements of larceny, the underlying offense in Bolton's burglary charge. He also claims his trial counsel was ineffective. Because we find the jury was properly instructed on the elements of burglary — the crime Bolton was convicted of — and also find Bolton's appointed counsel was not...

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