Chris Andre Fairley v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Chris Fairley was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. In this appeal, we must determine whether Fairley's right to confront a witness against him was violated and whether the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. It is undisputed that Fairley shot and killed his cousin, Mark Fairley, outside of a local shaved-ice stand in Biloxi, Mississippi, on July 15, 2015. Although Fairley claimed to have shot Mark in self-defense, a…