Cooper v. State

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On October 31, 2006, Mary Cooper was convicted of murder by a jury in the Circuit Court of Winston County. Cooper was sentenced to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Cooper assigns the following points of error: (1) the trial court erred in denying a jury instruction for heat of passion manslaughter, (2) the court's instructions to the jury regarding culpable negligence manslaughter and depraved heart murder were confusing to the jury or improperly stated the law, (3) the verdict was not supported by the…