Adrel Ryan Tutwiler v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Adrel Ryan Tutwiler was convicted of aggravated assault for the shooting of Tranongras Hallmon. Tutwiler appeals his conviction and asserts the trial court erred in: (1) denying his request for a peremptory instruction and his motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial; (2) giving a jury instruction on voluntary intoxication; and (3) denying his motion for a continuance. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Tutwiler and Hallmon lived together in an apartment in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,…