Howard Payton v. State of Mississippi

RANDOLPH, CHIEF JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶1. During the early morning hours of September 19, 2010, N.B., a sophomore at the University of Southern Mississippi, was kidnapped and brutally raped by Howard Payton, a/k/a "Lil Dank," a/k/a "Supreme." N.B. testified that Payton ran up to her vehicle, put a box cutter or knife to her throat, and said, "where is the [expletive] money?" N.B. told Payton that she did not have any money. Payton told her, "quit [expletive] lying. Where is the money?" Payton grabbed N.B.'s neck, pushed her head down, and shoved her over to the passenger's seat. Payton sat…