MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-01747-COA.

132 So.3d 646 (2014)

Justin MATTHEWS a/k/a Justin D. Matthews a/k/a Justin Dewayne Matthews, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

February 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Dowdy Dunbar , Dowdy Watt , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Lisa L. Blount , attorney for appellee.

Before IRVING, P.J., CARLTON and MAXWELL, JJ.


MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Justin Matthews was convicted of sexual battery of a sixteen-year-old girl. While the State offered no physical evidence of the rape, the jury heard testimony from the victim and witnesses who corroborated her version of events leading up to and following the sexual encounter.

¶ 2. On appeal, Matthews claims the jury's verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. He primarily argues the jury should...

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