Hawthorne v. State

835 So.2d 14 (2003)

Tony Darel HAWTHORNE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2001-KA-01712-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 16, 2003.

Robert H. Koon, Gulfport, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorneys for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., EASLEY and GRAVES, JJ.

EASLEY, J., for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Tony Darel Hawthorne (Hawthorne) was indicted in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, for the murder of Aaron J. Seldon (Seldon). After a jury trial the jury returned a guilty verdict, and the trial court sentenced Hawthorne to life…