Detrick Dewayne Harris v. State of Mississippi

¶ 13. I dissent in part and concur in part with the majority’s opinion because I would affirm Harris’s convictions for armed robbery and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.1 I respectfully submit that the circuit court properly instructed the jury regarding the determination of whether Harris possessed a butcher knife since such a determination constitutes a question of fact.2 In addition, the record contains sufficient evidence to support the circuit court’s submission of both Harris’s armed-robbery offense and his offense for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon to the jury…