Patterson v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury sitting before the Scott County Circuit Court found Timothy Joseph Patterson guilty of murder. The circuit court sentenced Patterson to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Patterson appeals and claims: (1) the circuit court erred when it denied his request for a manslaughter instruction; (2) he had ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the circuit court erred when it held that he would not be permitted to claim as a defense that he was insane, because he had not timely notified the prosecution of his intent to raise a…