Fairley v. State

871 So.2d 1282 (2003)

Dewayne A. FAIRLEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2002-KA-00779-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 20, 2003.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 2004.

Julie Ann Epps, Samuel H. Wilkins, Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry, attorneys for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., CARLSON AND GRAVES, JJ.

GRAVES, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. DeWayne A. Fairley was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Rankin County of murder and sentenced to serve a life sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved by this conviction…