OATIS v. STATE

No. 97-KA-01188 COA

726 So.2d 1230 (1998)

Marlon Lavelle OATIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Berry, Jr., Bay St. Louis, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General By Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.

Before BRIDGES, C.J., and PAYNE, and SOUTHWICK, JJ.


SOUTHWICK, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Marlon Lavelle Oatis was convicted by a Hancock County Circuit Court jury of assaulting a police officer. On appeal he raises these issues: (1) denial of a self-defense instruction; (2) weight of the evidence; (3) admission of a tape recording made prior to the assault; and (4) the fairness of the trial. We reject these arguments and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. The following are the facts that are most consistent...

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