Legal Opinion
Perry Armstead v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 2016No. 2015-KA-00224-SCTPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Chief Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Perry Armstead was convicted of two counts of sale of cocaine and was sentenced as a habitual offender and subsequent drug offender to thirty-two years’ imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Armstead appeals his convictions to this Court, arguing that the was denied his constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him. Finding no error, we affirm Armstead’s convictions and sentences.
FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. In April of 2013, the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department arranged two controlled purchases of cocaine from Perry…
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