Reed v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On January 18, 2006, a jury in the Grenada County Circuit Court convicted Calvin Reed of robbery. Reed was sentenced as a habitual offender to serve a term of life without parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Reed subsequently filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was denied by the trial court. Reed now appeals to this Court asserting that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a new trial, motion for a JNOV and motion for a directed verdict.

FACTS

¶2. On April 21, 2004, the…