Joseph Justice v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Joseph Justice was convicted of fondling his nine-year-old stepson, N.J. 1 Justice appeals, arguing that the tender-years hearsay exception was erroneously applied and that the verdict was not supported by the weight of the evidence. Finding no error, this Court affirms.

FACTS

¶ 2. On the night of October 14, 2012, Elizabeth Justice, N.J.’s mother, walked into her son’s room and turned on the light. She found her husband, Joseph Justice, kneeling beside N.J.’s bed. She found her son in bed with his pants and underwear down to his ankles. Elizabeth called the…