Legal Opinion

Fair v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 2, 2009No. 2008-KA-00767-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

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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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Edwards v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Wilson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Wade v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Chandler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Christopher Johnson, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024
  3. Kenneth Moore, Jr. v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2008

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