Mississippi Supreme Court September 20, 2012, No. 2011-KA-00557-SCT (Hawkins v. State)

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KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Glenn Wane Hawkins was convicted by a jury of murdering his girlfriend, Rita Fair, and given a mandatory life sentence. Hawkins timely filed this direct appeal, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction.