David Stanfield v. State of Mississippi

COLEMAN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶1. David Lee Stanfield was convicted of aggravated assault and of felon in possession of a firearm. The sole issue before the Court is whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that self-defense is not a defense to the crime of felon in possession of a firearm. It did not. Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. On the night of February 18, 2015, Stanfield was at his sister Glenda Rose Stanfield's house in Okolona, Mississippi, where people were drinking, smoking, and gambling. Terence "Buck" Ford, Michael "Weezee" Ford, and Markel…