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SIMMONS v. STATE

No. 2010-KA-00437-COA.

92 So.3d 45 (2012)

Larry SIMMONS, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

June 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss , attorney for appellee.

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

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Larry Simmons appeals his manslaughter conviction. He argues the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in necessary self-defense when he shot and killed his wife's boyfriend. We find the evidence was sufficient to support every element of manslaughter and does not weigh heavily against the guilty verdict. We therefore affirm.

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