Opinion ID: 1675150
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Heading: was the verdict contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence?

Text: A verdict shall stand unless it is so contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence that it works an unconscionable injustice. Groseclose v. State, 440 So.2d 297, 300 (Miss. 1983). One need only read Newsom's testimony to see that it was reasonable for a juror to conclude that Newsom was guilty of manslaughter. The testimony of several of the other eyewitnesses at the event would also allow a reasonable juror to conclude that Newsom was guilty of murder. Therefore, the manslaughter verdict was not contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and this assignment of error is without merit. CONVICTION OF MANSLAUGHTER AND SENTENCE OF TWENTY (20) YEARS IMPRISONMENT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS AFFIRMED. HAWKINS, C.J., DAN M. LEE and PRATHER, P.JJ., and PITTMAN, BANKS, McRAE, JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., and SMITH, JJ., concur.