Opinion ID: 1831577
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the claim regarding instruction s-9 is barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

Text: ¶ 72. Walker next moves to substantive claims of error in his application. The first of these is a claim that the trial court erred in granting Instruction S-9 for the jury's consideration during the guilt phase of the trial. This claim was raised on direct appeal and held to be procedurally barred on direct appeal for the failure to object at trial. Since the Court has already considered this claim on direct appeal and imposed a bar to this claim, it is now res judicata under Miss.Code Ann. § 99-39-21(1) & (3). This claim cannot be revisited. To the extent that Walker attempts to raise claims regarding this instruction for the first time in this post-conviction application, they are also barred. See Miss.Code Ann. § 99-39-21(2) (arguing different theories on post-conviction review barred absent a showing of cause and actual prejudice). Walker is now barred from raising this claim again.