Tamira Peoples v. State of Mississippi

WESTBROOKS, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Tamira Yvonne Peoples was indicted by the Grand Jury of Forrest County for murder in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19 (Rev. 2014) and aggravated assault in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7 (Rev. 2014). Following a jury trial, Peoples was convicted on both counts and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and twenty years for aggravated assault, with the sentences to run consecutively. Peoples filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), or in the alternative, for a new trial, which the…