Page v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseResponding to a 911 call in November 2008, police observed a male sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle facing forward. The victim was suffering from a gunshot wound to the left side of his head, and did not appear to be breathing. Defendant Roy Page was tried for murder and sentenced to life in prison for the shooting. On appeal, Defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence against him. Upon careful consideration of the lengthy trial record and the applicable legal authority, the Supreme Court found that the evidence presented to the jury was sufficient to support Defendant's murder verdict. Furthermore, the overwhelming weight of the evidence also supported the verdict. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the judgment and sentence of the trial court.
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