Bunton v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On Monday evening, March 12, 2001, Tony Terrell Bunton and Gwendolyn Davis Scott smoked crack cocaine and engaged in sexual activity in an alleyway next to Jimmy Davis pool hall in Bolton, Mississippi. Scott’s lifeless body was found the in the alleyway the next morning. She had suffered numerous traumatic injuries, including lacerations to her jugular vein and carotid artery.

¶ 2. On July 23, 2001, Bunton was indicted by a Hinds County grand jury for Scott’s murder. During the jury trial, Bunton testified that he pushed and slapped…