Thompson v. State

800 So.2d 1249 (2001)

Cedric L. THOMPSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 1999-KA-00868-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 27, 2001.

Ronald M. Kirk, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jean Smith Vaughan, Attorney for Appellee.

Before KING, P.J., THOMAS, and LEE, JJ.

LEE, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Cedric Thompson was found guilty of possession of cocaine while in possession of a firearm, and he was sentenced to serve a term of six years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Feeling aggrieved, Thompson filed a timely appeal and…