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GRIFFITH v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-00315-COA.

123 So.3d 472 (2013)

Antonio GRIFFITH a/k/a Antonio Griffin, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 2013.

Certiorari Denied October 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mollie Marie McMillin , George T. Holmes , Robert E. Evans , attorneys for appellant.

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

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., BARNES and JAMES, JJ.

GRIFFIS, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Antonio Griffith was convicted of murder for the death of Willie Newsome. In this appeal, Griffith argues that his conviction for murder, rather than manslaughter, was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

FACTS

¶ 2. On August 6, 2010, around 7:00 or 7:30 p.m., Ray Butler went to visit Newsome, his brother. Newsome's nickname was Peewee. Newsome was on his riding lawn mower when Butler arrived...

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