Ellis v. State

934 So.2d 1000 (2006)

Yvonne ELLIS a/k/a Yvon Ellis

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2005-KA-01460-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 27, 2006.

Imhotep Alkebu-Lan, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.

Before COBB, P.J., CARLSON and DICKINSON, JJ.

CARLSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. On April 5, 2005, Yvonne Ellis, an adult male, was indicted for the statutory rape of E. M.[1] pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-65(1)(b) (Supp.2005). After a jury trial in the Circuit Court for the Second Judicial District of Carroll County, Ellis was convicted of…