Goodnite v. State

799 So.2d 64 (2001)

James Justin GOODNITE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2000-KA-00768-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 25, 2001.

Jim Davis, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry, Jr., Jackson, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before BANKS, P.J., WALLER and COBB, JJ.

BANKS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case is before the Court on appeal from a conviction and sentence for touching a child for lustful purposes and sexual battery. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion with regard to jury instructions and the evidence is sufficient to support a…