Townsend v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On June 10, 2010, a jury convicted Wade Lee Townsend of first-degree arson. The Scott County Circuit Court sentenced Townsend to six years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with three years to serve, three years suspended, and five years of post-release supervision. At the close of the evidence, Townsend moved for a directed verdict, which the circuit court denied. On July 8, 2010, Townsend filed a motion for a new trial, which the circuit court also denied.

¶2. Feeling aggrieved, Townsend appeals and argues that the circuit court erred…