Ford v. State

52 So.3d 1245 (2011)

George FORD, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2009-KA-00673-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

February 1, 2011.

Rabun Jones, Greenville, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Stephanie Breland Wood, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., IRVING and GRIFFIS, JJ.

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. George Ford was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve eighteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Ford claims that the circuit court failed to provide proper instructions to the jury. We agree, and…