Carpenter v. State

LEE, C. J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Walter Carpenter was convicted of murder on June 11, 2004, by a jury in the Leflore County Circuit Court. Carpenter was sentenced to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Carpenter now appeals, asserting the trial court committed reversible error by: (1) allowing his wife to testify against him over his objection; (2) denying his motion for directed verdict; (3) granting the State’s instruction on transferred intent; and (4) violating his due-process rights by unreasonably delaying a ruling on his post-trial…