Shephard v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Alfred Kirkham and Lawonda She-phard were simultaneously tried for aggravated assault before a jury in the Bolivar County Circuit Court. The jury found them both guilty, but Shephard was convicted as an aider and abettor. Kirkham was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Shephard was sentenced to fifteen years in the custody of the MDOC with five years suspended. Aggrieved, Kirkham and Shephard appeal. Kirkham argues that the circuit judge erroneously prohibited testimony regarding the reputation of the…