Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided September 17, 2013No. 2012-KA-01309-COAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLTON, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. An Issaquena County jury convicted Jimmy Pruitt of possession of a cell phone within a correctional facility following a trial in the Issaquena County Circuit Court. The circuit court sentenced Pruitt to ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with five years suspended and five years to serve, followed by five years of post-release supervision. Aggrieved by the jury verdict and sentence of the circuit court, Pruitt appeals, raising the following assignments of error: (1) the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Sheppard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Crutcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
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3Cited by9 opinions
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