Bonds v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the court:

¶ 1. Following a three-day trial in the Pike County Circuit Court, LeDarius Bonds was convicted of murder. The circuit court sentenced Bonds to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Feeling aggrieved, Bonds appeals and claims that the circuit court erred in allowing the State to introduce gruesome photos of the victim that were more prejudicial than probative. Additionally, Bonds claims that the jury received an improper jury instruction. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. LaJeremy Seabron went…