McGaughy v. State

742 So.2d 1091 (1999)

Mario Rodricus McGAUGHY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 98-KA-00370-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 17, 1999.

Melvin C. Ellis, III, Tupelo, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Pat S. Flynn, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE SULLIVAN, P.J., BANKS AND WALLER, JJ.

WALLER, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Mario Rodricus McGaughy was convicted in the Circuit Court of Lee County of the capital murder of Zaccheaus Loving while engaged in the act of felonious child abuse. He was sentenced to a term of life without the possibility of parole in the…