When Would the Mississippi Supreme Court Grant a New Trial

In Benson v. State, 551 So. 2d 188, 193 (Miss. 1989), the Mississippi Supreme Court provided the following explanation of when it would grant a new trial: The Mississippi Supreme Court will not order a new trial "unless convinced that the verdict is so contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence that, to allow it to stand, would be to sanction an unconscionable injustice." Groseclose v. State, 440 So. 2d 297, 300 (Miss. 1983). Factual disputes are properly resolved by the jury and do not mandate a new trial. Temple v. State, 498 So. 2d 379, 382 (Miss. 1986). A motion for a new trial is within the sound discretion of the trial court. Burge v. State, 472 So. 2d 392, 397 (Miss. 1985).