Opinion ID: 1776993
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: the death sentence was imposed under the influence of passion and prejudice against chandler clemons.

Text: The assigned Error (1) applies to the guilt phase and the sentencing phase, and it is before the Court now in the sentencing phase. Assigned Errors (1) and (4) will be considered together. Clemons makes the same argument here that he made in the guilt phase: i.e., that the jury must believe one witness to the exclusion of another, or that the jury must believe all of a witness's statements, if it believes any of them. This Court is not required to determine how juries evaluate the testimony before them. In Johnson v. State, 477 So.2d 196, 207 (Miss. 1985), the Court said: This Court has long held, as stated in Cochran v. State, 278 So.2d 451 (Miss. 1973), citing Wilson v. State, 264 So.2d 828 (Miss. 1972): In a criminal prosecution, the jury may accept testimony of some witnesses and reject that of others, it may accept in part and reject in part the testimony of any witness, or it may believe part of the evidence on behalf of the State and part of that for the accused. In other words, the credibility of witnesses is not for the reviewing court. Bond v. State, 249 Miss. 352, 162 So.2d 510 (1964). It was the function of the jury to pass upon the credibility of the witnesses and to resolve the issues. Since there was ample evidence, which if believed by the jury, justified the verdict, the verdict will not be disturbed on appeal. Murphree v. State, 228 So.2d 599 (Miss. 1969) (264 So.2d at 830) [Other citations omitted] See also: Dickerson v. State, 441 So.2d 536 (Miss. 1983) at 583, citing Gandy v. State, 438 So.2d 279, 285 (Miss. 1983); Pearson v. State, 428 So.2d 1361, 1364 (Miss. 1983); and Gathright v. State, 380 So.2d 1276, 1278 (Miss. 1980). 477 So.2d at 207. Assignments (1) and (4) are denied.