Burson v. State

¶ 1. Appellant Daniel Burson was indicted by a Jones County grand jury on one count of manslaughter. Following a trial, the jury found Burson guilty. The circuit court sentenced Burson to serve the maximum term of twenty years imprisonment in the custody and control of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved, Burson cites the following issues on appeal:

I. THAT THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE IS THAT THE KNIFE PLACED INTO EVIDENCE BELONGING TO THE DEFENDANT WAS 2 CENTIMETERS LONGER THAN THE KNIFE THAT ENTERED THE VICTIM, AS THE STAB WOUND INDICATED THAT THE KNIFE USED WAS…