Laney v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On August 19, 2009, a Newton County jury convicted Kimberly Ann La-ney of driving under the influence causing manslaughter (DUI manslaughter). The circuit court sentenced Laney to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). La-ney filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial, which the circuit court denied. On December 6, 2011, La-ney filed a motion requesting permission to proceed with an out-of-time appeal, which the court also denied.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we…