Nix v. State

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Lee Darrein Nix was convicted in the Harrison County Circuit Court on two counts: Count I — touching a child for lustful purposes, and Count II — kidnapping. Nix was sentenced to ten years for each of the two counts, with the sentences to run consecutively. Nix now appeals his conviction, asserting that trial counsel was ineffective and that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

¶ 2. Finding no merit to Nix’s claims, this Court affirms the conviction.

FACTS

¶ 3. On September 5, 2005, Jane left the Beauvoir Manor apartments at around…