Daylon Waldrop v. State of Mississippi

TINDELL, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A Forrest County jury convicted Daylon Waldrop of capital murder with the underlying felony of armed robbery. See Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19 (2)(e) (Rev. 2014). The Forrest County Circuit Court then sentenced Waldrop to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. On appeal, Waldrop challenges (1) the circuit court's failure to instruct the jury on the elements of the underlying felony of armed robbery and (2) the admission of a recorded 911 call made after the crime.

¶ 2. Upon review, we find Waldrop's first assignment of error dispositive. Neither party…