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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 12/17/96 OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NO. 95-KA-00480 COA CALVIN LACY APPELLANT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE

THIS OPINION IS NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION AND MAY NOT BE CITED, PURSUANT TO M.R.A.P. 35-B

TRIAL JUDGE: HON. JAMES E. GRAVES, JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: HINDS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY(S) FOR APPELLANT: CHARLES R. MULLINS, MERRIDA COXWELL ATTORNEY(S) FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: JOLENE M. LOWRY JEAN SMITH VAUGHAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY(S): PATRICIA BENNETT NATURE OF THE CASE: CRIMINAL - MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL COURT DISPOSITION: CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO SERVE TWENTY (20) YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH FIVE (5) YEARS SUSPENDED, FIVE (5) YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION, AND FIFTEEN (15) YEARS TO SERVE.

BEFORE FRAISER, P.J., KING, AND PAYNE, JJ. PAYNE, J., FOR THE COURT: Calvin Lacy was indicted for the murder of Willie James Brown. The jury subsequently convicted Lacy of manslaughter, and the court sentenced him to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with five years suspended, five years supervised probation, and fifteen years to serve. We find that Lacy's issues on appeal have no merit and therefore affirm. FACTS The factual basis of this case is generally consistent among the various witnesses who testified for each party. However, certain details varied between each witness, some of which form the basis of Lacy's appellate arguments. On the evening of July 15, 1993, Lacy and a friend were at the friend's aunt's house. As they were leaving, Lacy accidentally backed his car into Brown's fiance

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