Bennie Beal v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Bennie Beal was convicted of deliberate-design murder, with a firearm enhancement, and sentenced to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with twenty years to serve, twenty years suspended, and five years of supervised probation. On appeal, Beal argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a castle-doctrine jury instruction. We find no error and affirm,

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On September 5, 2011, Latoya-Travis went to pick up…