Legal Opinion

Karanja L. Cobbert v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 27, 2017No. 2016-CP-00446-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Karanja Cobbert argues that the circuit court exceeded its authority by imposing the full remainder of the suspended portion of his sentence after the court revoked his post-release supervision (PRS) for a second time based on “technical violations.” Cobbert argues that because this was only his second revocation, the circuit court lacked authority to impose a period of imprisonment of more than 120 days to be served at a technical violation center (TVC). See Miss. Code Ann. § 47-7-37 (Rev. 2015). Cobbert’s argument confuses the statutory definition of a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lawson v. Honeywell International, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  2. University Medical Center v. EasterlingMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Mississippi Dept. of Transp. v. AllredMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Pegram v. BaileyMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Charles Bester v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2016

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Demario Walker v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  2. James Lee Thomas v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  3. Steven W. White a/k/a Steven Wayne White v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  4. William R. Edmonson, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018

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