Lawrence Byrd v. State of Mississippi

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Lawrence Byrd appeals from his conviction of manslaughter and sentence of twenty years. Byrd’s appellate counsel filed a brief in compliance with Lindsey v. State, 939 So.2d 743 (Miss.2005), certifying to this Court that the record presented no arguable issues for appeal. Byrd has filed a pro se brief asserting ineffective assistance of counsel and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence.

¶ 2. This Court finds that, after a thorough review of Byrd’s pro se brief and the record, Byrd’s appeal presents no arguable issues, and no supplemental briefing is…