Forrest’s motion for a new trial challenged the weight of the evidence, and "[w]eight and credibility are matters for the jury to resolve." Stevenson v. State, 366 So. 3d 949, 955 (¶22) (Miss. Ct. App. 2023) (quoting Lacey v. State, 310 So. 3d 1206, 1215 (¶22) (Miss. Ct. App. 2020)). As such, when "review[ing] the denial of a motion for a new trial, we afford great deference to the jury and its verdict."
Hurts testified against both Stevenson and Washington at their respective trials. The week before Washington’s trial, an Adams County jury convicted Stevenson of second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of a drive-by shooting, and this Court affirmed his conviction in Stevenson v. State, No. 2021-KA-1286-COA, 366 So.3d 949, 951-52 (¶1) (Miss. Ct. App. June 27, 2023). At the time of Washington’s trial, Hurts had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit second-degree murder but testified that he had not yet been sentenced.