Shunbrica Andrea Roby v. State of Mississippi

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury convicted Shunbrica Roby of deliberate-design murder, and the trial judge sentenced her to life in prison. Roby appeals to this Court, arguing (1) that the State’s evidence was legally insufficient and that her conviction was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence; (2) that her Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated; and (3) that the trial court erred in granting and/or refusing several jury instructions. We reverse and remand for a new trial based on the jury-instruction issue.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On October 28, 2012,…