Walker v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On July 21, 2010, a jury convicted Darrell Walker of accessory after the fact to capital murder and motor-vehicle theft. The Hinds County Circuit Court sentenced Walker as a habitual offender to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for parole or probation.

¶ 2. On July 28, 2010, Walker filed a motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), which the circuit court denied. Feeling aggrieved, Walker appeals and argues that the circuit court erred in giving jury…