Tommy Ames v. State of Mississippi

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. After a jury convicted Tommy Ames of two counts of aggravated assault, the Circuit Court of Warren County sentenced him to two consecutive twenty-year terms of imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, he argues that during trial, the trial court erred in admitting certain witness testimony under Rule 804(b)(1) of the Mississippi Rules of Evidence and that he was denied a speedy trial.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. On November 2, 2007, Kenya. Johnson and Christopher Blaekmore traveled to Vicksburg,…