Osborne v. State

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from Emerson Osborne’s conviction for capital murder in the Bolivar County Circuit Court. Osborne received a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Finding no error, we affirm his conviction and sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Eighty-six-year-old Lucy Jackson lived alone in Shelby, Mississippi. Jimmy Giles had attended church with Jackson, so occasionally he would check on her. Osborne and Otis Braboy had observed their arrangement and planned to rob Jackson. On January 14, 2006, Osborne and Braboy approached…