Butler v. State

CARLSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Ahmad Butler was convicted of manslaughter by a jury in the Circuit Court of Lincoln County. He was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Butler appeals, claiming that pretrial photo lineups were overly suggestive, that identifications were unreliable, and that the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a new trial. Butler’s arguments are without merit, and the trial court’s judgment of conviction and sentence is affirmed.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the evening of June 16, 2010, Anthony…