Harold Walker, Jr. a/k/a Harold Walker v. State of Mississippi

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Walker's convictions for first-degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and felony fleeing. It held that the evidence did not support a heat-of-passion manslaughter instruction, that the evidence was sufficient and not against the overwhelming weight of the verdict, and that admission of the challenged portion of Walker's statement did not constitute plain error. The court also held that Walker's record-transcription claim was procedurally barred and that his ineffective-assistance claims failed for lack of deficient performance or prejudice.