Opinion ID: 1688243
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Text: ¶ 1. On August 8, 1995, the Grand Jury of the First Judicial District of Hinds County indicted Glynn Stevens, Calvin Shelton, Patrick Cavett, and Robert Strahan for the April 28, 1995, murder of Jason Brown. Stevens, Cavett, and Strahan were tried together, and Shelton testified against them. On February 23, 1996, the jury found Stevens guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison. ¶ 2. On March 1, 1996, Stevens moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), or, in the alternative, a new trial. The trial judge denied the motion April 19, 1996. Stevens appeals and raises the following issues for consideration by this Court: