Summary
The Supreme Court of Mississippi reviewed Michael Ivy’s convictions for sexual battery and fondling involving his thirteen-year-old stepdaughter. Ivy argued that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and the court also addressed the legal sufficiency of the evidence in connection with his J.N.O.V. motion. The court affirmed both convictions and sentences.
Holdings
- The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, was legally sufficient to support Ivy's convictions for sexual battery and fondling.
- The trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Ivy's motion for a new trial because the verdict was not contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence.
Questions Presented
- Whether the evidence was legally sufficient to support Ivy's convictions for sexual battery and fondling.
- Whether the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence so that the trial court abused its discretion by denying a new trial.
Disposition
affirmed
Cases Cited (13)
- McClain v. State, 625 So. 2d 774, 778 (Miss. 1993)(followed)
- Bush v. State, 895 So. 2d 836, 843-44 (Miss. 2005)(followed)
- Carr v. State, 208 So. 2d 886, 889 (Miss. 1968)(followed)
- Edwards v. State, 469 So. 2d 68, 70 (Miss. 1985)(followed)
- May v. State, 460 So. 2d 778, 781 (Miss. 1984)(followed)
- Dycus v. State, 875 So. 2d 140, 164 (Miss. 2004)(followed)
- Morgan v. State, 681 So. 2d 82, 93 (Miss. 1996)(followed)
- Spicer v. State, 921 So. 2d 292, 311-12 (Miss. 2006)(followed)
- Franklin v. State, 676 So. 2d 287, 288 (Miss. 1996)(followed)
- Sheffield v. State, 749 So. 2d 123, 127 (Miss. 1999)(followed)
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