Timothy Owens v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Timothy Owens was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Owens now appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing the following assignments of error: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction; (2) Owens was prejudiced by ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) comments made by the State during closing arguments constituted prosecutorial misconduct, thus rendering Owens's trial unfair.

¶ 2. After reviewing the record, we find no error, and we affirm the trial court's judgment.

FACTS

¶ 3. On May 27, 2015, police officers…