Leggett v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. A jury in the Lincoln County Circuit Court found Michael D. Leggett guilty of depraved-heart murder pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19 (Rev.2006). Leggett was sentenced as a habitual offender to life without eligibility for probation or parole. Subsequently, Leggett filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and/or a new trial. The circuit court denied the motion. Leggett has appealed and raises the following issue: whether the verdict of the jury was contrary to the sufficiency and weight of the evidence.

¶ 2. Finding no…