Reeves v. City of Crystal Springs

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Circuit Court of Copiah County dismissed James Edwin Reeves’s appeal of his municipal court conviction for first-offense driving under the influence (DUI) for lack of jurisdiction, finding that the appeal was filed untimely. Finding no error, we affirm.

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the morning of August 24, 2008, Reeves was involved in a one-vehicle accident when he ran his SUV into a telephone pole in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. However, when Officer Colin Cooper of the Crystal Springs Police Department arrived at the accident site, Reeves…