Springer v. State
| Docket Number: | 2011-KA-00718-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 06-07-2012 Opinion Author: Kitchens, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Capital murder - Weight of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: Waller, C.J., Carlson and Dickinson, P.JJ., Randolph, Chandler, Pierce and King, JJ. Non Participating Judge(s): Lamar, J. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 05-06-2011 Appealed from: LEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: James Lamar Roberts, Jr. Disposition: Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life. District Attorney: John R. Young Case Number: CR2009-356(R)L |
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| Appellant: | Justin Springer a/k/a Justin Donte Springer a/k/a Justin D. Springer |
OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER: GEORGE T. HOLMES
LESLIE S. LEE
LORI NAIL BASHAM |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: LISA LYNN BLOUNT SCOTT STUART |
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| Topic: | Capital murder - Weight of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Justin Springer was convicted of capital murder. The underlying felony was burglary. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Springer appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Springer argues that the verdict was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence, because all of the State’s key fact witnesses had motives to fabricate their stories. The jury, being the final judge of witness credibility, chose to believe the testimony of the State’s witnesses rather than Springer’s theory of innocence. The State presented direct evidence of Springer’s guilt, including the testimony of his accomplice. The accomplice’s testimony was corroborated by additional witnesses. The testimony of multiple witnesses supported the State’s version of the events on the night in question and formed a sufficient basis for the guilty verdict. |
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