Boleyn v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Belinda Boleyn shot and killed her husband, Michael Boleyn, in April 2005. She was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with fifteen years to serve. Belinda now appeals her conviction asserting three errors by the trial court. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In 2001 Belinda was married to Joseph Beard. They had two sons. Belinda and Joseph began working with a prison outreach group and became involved with efforts to secure the release of Joseph’s old friend, Michael.…