Welch v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. A Warren County Circuit Court jury found David Welch guilty of the murder 1 of Cedric Griffin. The trial court sentenced Welch to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Welch appeals alleging that the evidence was not sufficient to support his conviction, and the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the morning of April 21, 2006, Griffin was shot and killed in Welch’s trailer in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Welch called 911 claiming that he had…