Hughes v. State

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Madison County jury convicted Carla Hughes of two counts of capital murder. The jury declined to impose the death penalty, and the Circuit Court of Madison County imposed two sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, with both sentences to run concurrently. Hughes raises six issues on appeal:

I. Whether the jury committed misconduct by submitting a note to the judge during deliberations asking whether the State could have called Hughes to the stand.

II. Whether the verdicts are against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

III.…