Legal Opinion
Frankie T. Jones v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 2018No. 2017-KA-00253-SCTPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Frankie Terrell Jones was indicted for one count of first degree murder of Billy Ray Covington and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. A Calhoun County jury found Jones guilty on both counts, and the trial court sentenced him as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Section 99-19-81 to life for the murder conviction and ten years for the felon in possession of a firearm conviction, with the sentences to be served concurrently. Jones appeals. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On July 10, 2015, Jones…
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