Westbrook v. State

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Danny Allen Westbrook was convicted in the Harrison County Circuit Court of the murder of George Wayne Sharpe. He was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Aggrieved by his conviction and sentence, Westbrook appeals arguing that: (1) the weight and legally sufficiency of the evidence do not support his murder conviction; (2) the trial court erred in refusing his manslaughter jury instruction; (3) the jury was not properly instructed on the difference between culpable-negligence manslaughter and depraved-heart…