Jeffrey Peyton Horn v. State of Mississippi

BARNES, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A Chickasaw County jury convicted Jeffrey Horn of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; specifically, shooting his girlfriend in the thigh during a domestic altercation. The trial-court judge sentenced Horn to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with eight years suspended, twelve years to serve, and five years of postrelease supervision. He was also ordered to pay court costs, medical expenses, and restitution.

¶ 2. Horn appeals, arguing the trial court erred in not removing a "sleeping juror" from the jury panel and…