Justin Dominique Holmes v. State of Mississippi

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Justin Dominique Holmes was convicted of heat-of-passion manslaughter and attempted aggravated assault. The charges stemmed from him shooting one person to death and attempting to shoot another. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency and weight of the evidence. He also argues that the indictment was improperly amended from aggravated assault to attempted aggravated assault and that his trial counsel was ineffective. After review, we find no error and affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

¶ 2. On January 29, 2011, half-brothers Larenzo Pettis and Kyle Oatis drove…