BURNETT v. STATE

No. 2015-KA-00210-COA.

231 So.3d 1001 (2017)

Averald D. BURNETT, Jr. a/k/a Junior Burnett a/k/a JR a/k/a Averald Burnett, Jr. a/k/a Averald D. Burnett a/k/a Averal Dan Burnett, Jr. a/k/a Averal Dan "Junior" Burnett a/k/a Averal D. Burnett, Jr., Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 2017.

Certiorari Denied December 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: MICHAEL W. CROSBY , WILLIAM WARREN SATTERFIELD .

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY: LAURA HOGAN TEDDER .

BEFORE LEE, C.J., BARNES AND FAIR, JJ.


¶ 1. Averald "Junior" Burnett was convicted of two counts of attempted capital murder after he allegedly attempted to hire a jailmate to kill his estranged wife and his stepdaughter. He had been in jail at the time on the accusation that he had forcefully raped the sixteen-year-old stepdaughter. On appeal, Burnett contends...

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