Fair v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, P.J.,
for the Court.
¶ 1. Kenyoung Fair was convicted of murder in the Choctaw County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Aggrieved by his conviction and sentence, Fail' appeals citing three issues: (1) whether his murder conviction was supported by the evidence; (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant a jury instruction; and (3) whether the trial court erred in preemptively denying a heat-of-passion manslaughter jury instruction. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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