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JAMES v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-00157-COA.

124 So.3d 693 (2013)

Rundell JAMES, Jr. a/k/a Rundall James, Jr., Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 2013.

Certiorari Denied October 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Holmes , Jackson, Wilbert Levon Johnson , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Stephanie Breland Wood , attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

FAIR, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Rundall James was convicted of murdering his great aunt, Zelphia Ivory, by pouring hot cooking oil on her as she slept. Ivory died before she could give a statement to the authorities. The State built a case against James showing that he had threatened to "burn" Ivory for making his dog sick and that he had been in the house a short time before the attack. However, the State's key witnesses — James's brother and his girlfriend...

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