Gary v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. A jury sitting before the Claiborne County Circuit Court found Terrance Gary guilty of manslaughter by culpable negligence. The circuit court sentenced Gary to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Aggrieved, Gary appeals and claims the circuit court erred when it: (1) denied his motion for a directed verdict and (2) denied his motion for a new trial. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On November 8, 2006, Louis Trevil-lion and Gary’s cousin, Vernon Gary…