Kendrick Jeroum Body v. State of Mississippi

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Kendrick Body was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was sentenced to eight years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. During trial, Body made an ore tenus motion for a directed verdict, which the trial court denied. Body also filed a post-trial motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied. Body raises the following issues: whether the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict and his motion for a new trial and whether the trial court erred in denying his request for a peremptory…