Franklin Fitzpatrick v. State of Mississippi

WALLER, Chief Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Franklin Fitzpatrick murdered Sheriffs Deputy Dewayne Crenshaw. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Three issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether *516the jury instruction allowed for conviction without a proper showing of the requisite mental state, (2) whether the trial court erred when it overruled Fitzpatrick’s motion for new trial based on the weight of the evidence, and (3) whether Fitzpatrick is procedurally barred from challenging the elements jury instruction on appeal because he did not object to…