Legal Opinion

Powell v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 9, 2006No. 2004-KA-01790-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTS

¶ 1. On the morning of April 6, 2003, Ronnie Powell entered a BP Service Station in Vicksburg. Linda Redditt, an employee at the BP, testified that Powell approached her, brandishing a gun. Powell demanded money, which Redditt gave to Powell. Although Powell was wearing a gray cap with a black fishnet stocking over his face, Redditt was able to give a de*976scription of Powell. Shortly after being apprehended, Powell confessed to committing the crime.

¶2. On March 12, 2004, a jury in the Warren County Circuit Court found Powell guilty of armed…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Pulphus v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Hawthorne v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003

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