Grisby v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Ellis Grisby and Joby Pam were tried in the Circuit Court of Washington County for attempted armed robbery. Pam was acquitted. Grisby was convicted and sentenced to thirteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with eight years to serve and five years of post-release supervision. Grisby filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial. The trial court denied the motion. Aggrieved, Grisby timely filed this appeal, raising three arguments:

I. Whether the prosecution failed to prove…