#Roger craig trial#
In all other respects, we affirm the trial circuit court's judgment.
We reverse and render on the conviction of attempted aggravated assault. On appeal, Craig asserts the trial court erred by not granting his motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on the attempted-aggravated-assault conviction and by granting the transferred-intent jury instruction. Autman was untouched and physically unharmed. At trial, the State used a theory of transferred intent for the attempted aggravated assault against Autman. Craig was convicted of manslaughter with the firearm enhancement, attempted aggravated assault, and carrying a concealed weapon. Craig was charged with Smith's murder, a firearm enhancement, attempted aggravated assault on Autman, and carrying a concealed weapon. The lone bullet landed in the vicinity of Andrew Corey Autman, who was on the floor in the restaurant. Multiple bystanders were present on both the service and restaurant sides of the business. On June 27, 2013, Roger Dale Craig fired one shot at David “Dusty” Wayne Smith III inside a combination service station and fast-food restaurant in Marks, Mississippi. This is an appeal from a criminal conviction in Quitman County Circuit Court.
HOLMES, ERIN ELIZABETH PRIDGEN ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY: JEFFREY A. 2014-KA-01794-COA Decided: September 13, 2016īEFORE LEE, C.J., WILSON AND GREENLEE, JJ.ĪTTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, BY: GEORGE T. Roger Dale Craig a/k/a Roger Craig, Appellant v.