JONES v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-02031-COA.

149 So.3d 1060 (2014)

Thomas JONES a/k/a Thomas H. Jones a/k/a "Tommy", Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Reid Krell , Horn Lake, attorney for appellant.

Office of the attorney general by Ladonna C. Holland , attorney for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., ISHEE and MAXWELL, JJ.


MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Thomas Jones seeks a new trial. He was tried and convicted of sexual battery of a thirteen-year-old girl. On appeal, he complains that his trial was a "farce" and the jury's verdict runs contrary to the weight of the evidence.

¶ 2. We see no farce. While Jones claims the jury was "tainted" by the possibility that a juror was predisposed to find him guilty, the record shows the court, the State, and Jones's counsel...

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