Legal Opinion

Fair v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided February 21, 2012No. 2010-CP-00224-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Gregory Fair appeals the Coahoma County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). He argues that the indictment charging him with sale of cocaine was defective because it failed to include a stated quantity of cocaine. Finding no error, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment denying Fair’s PCR motion.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On May 30, 2007, Fair was indicted by a grand jury for sale of cocaine. The indictment reads as follows:

SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT MCA Section 41-29-147

SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MCA Section 41-29-139(a)(l)…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  4. Waites v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  5. Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  3. Percy Hawthorne v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  4. Lonzell Jones v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  5. Ludwig v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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