Blakeney v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. John Christopher Paul Blakeney was convicted of the murder of Willie Kitchens by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jones County. Blakeney was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and if released before the full sentence is served, he must complete the Eighteenth District Circuit Court’s Community Service Program. Blakeney filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a motion for a new trial, which was denied by the trial court. Blakeney was indicted for the murder…