Edwards v. State

997 So.2d 241 (2008)

Kanethia EDWARDS, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2007-KA-01064-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 16, 2008.

Johnnie E. Walls, Greenville, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Lisa Lynn Blount, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., GRIFFIS and CARLTON, JJ.

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Bolivar County, Kanethia Edwards was convicted of aggravated assault in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7(2)(b) (Rev.2006). She was sentenced to six years in the custody of the…