Harper v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Edward Harper was found guilty in the DeSoto County Circuit Court of six counts of sexual battery, two counts of fondling, and two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual battery. Harper was sentenced to a total of fifty years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Harper filed a motion for a new trial and a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). The motions were denied.

¶ 2. Harper now appeals, asserting the following issues: (1) the trial court erred by refusing to sever the counts in the…