Martin v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Brian Keith Martin was tried and convicted of manslaughter. The Circuit Court of Copiah County court sentenced him to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Aggrieved by his conviction, Martin appeals. He asserts the following allegations of error:

I. Martin was entitled to a judgment of acquittal based on the Weathersby rule because the State did not present eyewitness testimony that contradicted his version of events.

II. The State failed to present legally sufficient evidence that Martin acted without authority of law,…