Springer v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseDefendant Justin Springer was convicted of capital murder by a jury in the Circuit Court of Lee County on May 6, 2011. The underlying felony was burglary. For this conviction, he was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, without the possibility of parole. After the trial court's denial of his post-trial motions, Defendant appealed to the Supreme Court, alleging that the verdict was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding that the verdict against him was not contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence, the Court affirmed his conviction and sentence.
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