Barron v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Justin Barron was convicted of murder by a jury in the Copiah County Circuit Court. Barron was sentenced to serve life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Barron filed post-trial motions, which the trial court denied. Barron now appeals, arguing the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion for directed verdict; (2) denying his peremptory instruction; (8) admitting hearsay testimony from several witnesses, including rebuttal witnesses; (4) excluding testimony about the victim’s history of domestic violence; (5)…