Boyd v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Robert Ellis Boyd, a/k/a “Bo Diddly,” appeals his most recent felony-shoplifting conviction. He argues the trial court should have granted his motion for a new trial because the jury’s guilty verdict is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Based on the evidence, which included a video of a man identified as Boyd stuffing two shirts into his pants and leaving the store, we find the jury’s verdict to be' supported by the evidence. Thus, we affirm.

BACKGROUND FACTS

¶ 2. On March 25, 2010, Carolyn Abadie was working at Book Mart in Starkville,…