Hampton v. State

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe County where Dameon Hampton was found guilty of possession of cocaine and of having a firearm in his possession at the time of the commission of the offense or at the time of the arrest. Hampton was sentenced under an enhanced statute to serve a term of six years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and was fined five-thousand dollars plus court costs and a bond fee. The trial court overruled Hampton's motion for a new trial, or in the alternative a JNOV. From such denial of his motion, Hampton now appeals to…