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COTTON v. STATE

No. 2012-CT-00705-SCT.

144 So.3d 137 (2014)

Joe H. COTTON a/k/a Joe Cotton a/k/a Joe Henry Cotton v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of State Public Defender by George T. Holmes , Wilbert L. Johnson , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore , attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Joe Cotton was convicted of murder in the death of Fannie Lee Burks. He appeals from his conviction, challenging the sufficiency and the weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm Cotton's conviction and sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. The following facts are taken from the Court of Appeals' opinion:

On April 9, 1995, [Fannie Lee] Burks...

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