Opinion ID: 1654600
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: whether the state proved the underlying felony of robbery.

Text: ¶ 15. McGilberry contends that defense counsel failed to challenge at trial and on direct appeal the State's assertion that the murders were committed during the course of a robbery. However, we found on direct appeal that counsel raised the issue at trial by way of a motion for directed verdict and then raised the issue on direct appeal by claiming error in the denial of a motion to dismiss the capital portion of the indictment. We said, Taking all the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, it is apparent that the State presented more than sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that the robbery was committed in the course of the murders. McGilberry, 741 So.2d at 912. The issue is therefore procedurally barred from further review by the doctrine of res judicata. Miss.Code Ann. § 99-39-21(3).