Anthony Murry v. State of Mississippi

¶27. Because I am of the opinion the trial court did not abuse its discretion, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to reverse and remand this case for a new trial.

¶ 28. As the majority says, we must review the “[t]he trial court’s decision as to whether it is reasonably possible the communication influenced the juror” for an abuse of discretion. Wallace v. State, 166 So.3d 520, 527 (¶ 31) (Miss. Ct. App. 2014).

¶ 29. In its order, the trial court ruled: This Court served subpoenas upon the juror and the fíancé[e] and held an evi-dentiary hearing after receiving Defendant’s…