Stewart v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Michael Stewart was convicted of attempted escape by force or violence and sentenced to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) as a habitual offender without eligibility for parole or probation. After the circuit court’s denial of his motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial, Stewart now appeals the single issue of the denial of his motion for a new trial. Finding that the verdict is not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.