Smith v. State

This is an appeal from the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi wherein the appellant, Jack Smith, was indicted and tried as a recidivist for the crime of murder. Upon conviction he was sentenced to serve a term of life without benefit of parole or probation in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved with the lower court's holding, he has perfected an appeal to this Court assigning the following as error:(1) The conviction of the appellant was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

It is undisputed that on April 24, 1983, the appellant and…