Archie v. State
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The case involves Joshua Archie, who was convicted of conspiracy and capital murder. The incident occurred on October 26, 2012, when the Ridgeland Police Department responded to a "shots fired" call at Party City. Upon arrival, they found store manager Bobby Adams shot dead. The police were informed by store manager Regina Blake and store employee Undra Ward that a masked gunman with dreadlocks had entered the store, demanded money, and fled with the cash. The police suspected an inside job due to the nature of the crime. Ward later confessed to his involvement and implicated Archie as the gunman.
In the lower courts, Archie was found guilty of both conspiracy and capital murder. He appealed the decision, arguing that the trial court erred by denying two of his requested jury instructions, that unauthenticated evidence was wrongfully presented to the jury, that the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and that his trial counsel was ineffective.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi affirmed Archie’s conviction. The court found no error in the trial court's decisions, including the denial of Archie's requested jury instructions, the admission of an unauthenticated photograph of Archie, and the verdict's alignment with the weight of the evidence. The court also found that Archie's trial counsel was not ineffective. The court concluded that the evidence against Archie was overwhelming, and any errors in the trial process did not contribute to the verdict.
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