Slaughter v. State

815 So.2d 1122 (2002)

Jodon Antonio SLAUGHTER

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2000-KA-01533-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 14, 2002.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 2002.

Michael W. Crosby, Gulfport, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, Attorney for Appellee.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., EASLEY and GRAVES, JJ.

EASLEY, J., for the court.

¶ 1. Jodon Antonio Slaughter (Slaughter) was found guilty of the murder of Kelvin Reynolds (Reynolds) by a jury in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, First Judicial District. A mandatory sentence of life in prison was imposed on…