Nathaniel Hampton v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Nathaniel Hampton-appeals his conviction of capital murder and sentence of life in the custody of the Mississippi De partment of Corrections (MDOC) without the possibility of parole. Hampton argues (1) that the trial court erred by failing .to grant him a mistrial after members of the jury were allowed to see him shackled and behind bars, and .(2) that the evidence is insufficient to support the guilty verdict. Finding no error, we affirm Hampton’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

¶ 2. In June of 2011, the Indianola Police Department arrested Hampton and Gerod…