Jones v. State

GRANT, Justice.

Clyde Jones appeals his conviction of attempted capital murder. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial (1) because the jury’s verdict of sanity is contrary to the great weight and preponderance of the evidence, (2) because the jury received other evidence, and (3) because the jury discussed parole. He also objects that the trial court’s instruction to the jury constituted a comment on the evidence. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

On July 8, 1983, Paul Jack Ellett, chief deputy of the Panola County Sheriff’s Department, attempted to arrest…