Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 13, 2011No. 2010-KA-01330-COAPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury found Carson Johnson guilty of burglary of a dwelling and possession of a prohibited weapon by a convicted felon. The circuit judge sentenced Johnson to twenty years and ten years respectively for each charge, with the sentences ordered to run concurrently. Johnson appeals, alleging that a discovery violation, defective indictment, and fatally flawed jury instructions require reversal. We find no reversible error and affirm both convictions and sentences.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the afternoon of January 7, 2009, Katherine Cestia stopped by the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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