Legal Opinion
Grace Ann McCarty v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 31, 2017No. 2016–KA–00602–COAPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Grace Ann McCarty was indicted for depraved-heart (second-degree) murder after she killed her husband, Joel, by backing his car over him in the driveway of their home. Grace claimed that Joel's death was an accident, but the jury found her guilty of manslaughter, and the court sentenced her to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with five years suspended and five years of post-release supervision. On appeal, Grace argues that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction and that the jury's verdict was against…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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