Arrington v. State

ISHEE, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. Thermon Arrington was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Shasta Smith. Arrington shot Shasta in the neck during an argument at a birthday party. A previous trial of Arrington for Shasta’s death resulted in a mistrial. Arrington was sentenced as a habitual offender to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without eligibility for parole or probation. Arrington submits three issues for our review: (1) whether his double-jeopardy rights were violated because of a jury instruction, (2) whether the trial court erred in…