King v. State

962 So.2d 124 (2007)

Billy Paul KING, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2005-KA-02234-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 31, 2007.

W. Mitchell Moran, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

ROBERTS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On August 17, 2005, Billy King was convicted by a jury of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. King alleges that the trial court committed reversible error when it denied a request for recess or continuance to allow time for the sheriff to serve a subpoena on a…