Opinion ID: 1598918
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on the underlying crime of robbery.

Text: ¶ 105. Burns next asserts that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on the underlying crime of armed robbery. The State argues that P-1st-3A adequately instructed the jury on the elements of armed robbery. ¶ 106. The only objection made by Burns regarding this instruction was to the sufficiency of the evidence. Thus, the State argues that this issue is procedurally barred citing Conner v. State, 632 So.2d 1239, 1255 (Miss.1993) (holding that an objection on one or more specific grounds constitutes a waiver of all other grounds). ¶ 107. The procedural bar notwithstanding, this issue has no merit. The jury was adequately informed of the elements of armed robbery. Burns never argues otherwise. Rather the only argument counsel for Burns ever made was in reference to the sufficiency of the evidence. The sufficiency of the evidence is discussed at issue V, supra. We find that there is ample evidence to support Burns' intent to rob McBride. Further, the evidence supported Burns' conviction of capital murder while in the commission of armed robbery and as such, this issue is without merit.