Marcus Shelby v. State of Mississippi

IRVING, P.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A jury in the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, convicted Marcus Shelby of the murder of Duan Penn, and the circuit court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, without the possibility of parole. Shelby now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial because the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On April 11, 2012, the Jackson Fire Department and the Jackson Police Department…