Cole v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Stanley Cole was indicted for the murder of Latasha Norman in January 2008. He was tried in the Hinds County Circuit Court, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals his conviction asserting eleven errors. Finding that the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury on the law of manslaughter, we reverse Cole’s conviction and remand this case for a new trial.

FACTS

¶ 2. Cole and Norman were students at Jackson State University (JSU). They were involved in an on-again, off-again romantic relationship for some years. In the fall of 2007,…