Mississippi Supreme Court
Lawrence L. Morris, III a/k/a Lawrence Lorinzo Morris, III a/k/a Lawrence Lorenzo Morris, III a/k/a Lawrence Morris…
June 13, 2024
Summary
The court affirmed Morris’s statutory-rape conviction, holding that the evidence was legally sufficient for a reasonable jury to find that he penetrated the victim’s rectum with his penis or another object. The court also held that the verdict was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence because the jury was entitled to credit the victim’s testimony and resolve conflicts in the evidence. No separate opinions were filed.