Wallace v. State

Blackwell, Justice.

Deron Michael Wallace was tried by a Lowndes County jury, and he was convicted of murder, armed robbery, two counts of theft by taking, and unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, all in connection with the fatal shooting of Robert Pett. Wallace appeals, contending only that the trial court erred when it rejected his claim of selective prosecution, which is based on the determination of the prosecuting attorney to prosecute one of Wallace’s accomplices for crimes less serious than murder. We find no merit in the claim of selective prosecution,…