Christi Jane Knight v. State of Mississippi

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Christi Jane Knight was charged with one count of deliberate-design murder, in the Circuit Court of Tishomingo County. However, after a jury trial, Knight was convicted of manslaughter. She was then sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Knight filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), or in the alternative, a new trial. The trial court denied Knight’s motion. On appeal, Knight raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred when it denied Knight’s motion for a JNOV and (2)…