McCune v. State

989 So.2d 310 (2008)

Christopher O'Neil McCUNE

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2007-KA-00923-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 17, 2008.

James Edwin Smith, III, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by: Deshun Terrell Martin, attorney for appellee.

Before WALLER, P.J., GRAVES and RANDOLPH, JJ.

RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Christopher O'Neil McCune was indicted for murder and aggravated assault. A jury trial was held in the Circuit Court of Newton County following the denial of McCune's motion for change of venue. The circuit judge denied McCune's proposed lesser-offense…