Marc Lewis v. State of Mississippi

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On April 15, 2011, Marc Lewis shot and killed his mother, Sharmeise Church. He was convicted of murder in the Hinds County Circuit Court following a jury trial that occurred in November 2013. He was sentenced to serve life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). On appeal, Lewis raises the following issues: (1) whether the circuit court erred in excluding lay-witness testimony regarding Lewis’s mental health; (2) whether the circuit court denied Lewis the right to make a record for appellate review; and (3) whether the weight of the…