Rutland v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Loni Marie Rutland was convicted in the Circuit Court of Franklin County of felonious child abuse. Rutland was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with ten years suspended and ten years to serve.

¶ 2. Rutland now appeals, asserting the following issues: (1) the trial court erred in denying her motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict; (2) the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence; and (8) the trial court erred when it failed to grant a new trial due to juror…