Childs v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseIn 2011, Verina Childs was convicted of murdering her husband, Douglas Childs following a four-day jury trial. She was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). After her conviction, Childs filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied. On appeal, Childs argued: (1) the State violated Childs' due-process rights by destroying evidence in violation of state law; (2) Childs was denied her fundamental right to alternative theories of defense; and (3) the State failed to prove deliberate-design murder. Because the Supreme Court found that the trial court did not err in its judgment of conviction, the Court affirmed on all three issues.
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