James Curtis Clark v. State of Mississippi

FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. James Clark was found guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated assault. On appeal, he contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the verdicts are against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On May 11, 2014, two men entered Patrick Snow's apartment in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Snow was shot in the upper body and taken to the hospital. Snow's friend, Matthew Campbell, was shot in the forehead and died shortly after.

¶ 3. At the hospital, Snow told the police that two black males forced…