Legal Opinion

Poss v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 1, 2009No. 2008-CP-01686-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. The Circuit Court of Lee County denied Derrick Poss’s motion for post-conviction relief as a successive writ. Aggrieved by the denial, Poss appeals arguing that his sentence is illegal Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On October 22, 2003, Poss was indicted by a Lee County grand jury for armed robbery. On May 10, 2004, Poss pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with fifteen years to serve, five years of post-release supervision, and five years…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Johns v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  4. Gladney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  5. McCuiston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Magee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012

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