Poole v. State

DICKINSON, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. After James Poole’s ex-girlfriend accused him of raping her daughter, he was indicted, tried, and found guilty on one count of statutory rape, but not guilty on a second. Poole appeals, claiming the conviction was against the overwhelming weight and sufficiency of the evidence. We disagree and affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. In May, 1999, Janet Bridges — who was a single mother living in Amory, Mississippi, with her eight-year-old daughter, Jane1 — met James Poole. In August, 1999, according to the State’s allegations, Poole moved in with Janet and, for the next…