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DUKE v. STATE

No. 2013-KA-00612-COA.

146 So.3d 401 (2014)

Patrick DUKE, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

August 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommy Wayne Defer , Water Valley, attorney for appellant.

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

Before LEE, C.J., CARLTON and MAXWELL, JJ.

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury convicted Patrick Duke of aggravated assault after he shot Howard Taper. On appeal, Duke challenges the sufficiency and weight of the evidence. As he sees it, the jury got it wrong by not buying his version that he shot Taper in self-defense. But weight and credibility issues are for jurors to decide, not appellate judges. And here, the jury sifted through the conflicting testimony and resolved it against Duke.

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