Campbell v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. David Campbell was convicted of fondling a minor over whom he held a position of trust or authority under Mississippi Code Section 97-55-23(2) (Rev.2006). The Court of Appeals reversed and ren*49dered Campbell’s conviction, finding that “the State failed to prove that Campbell occupied a position of trust or authority as defined by section 97-5-23(2).”1 We granted certiorari and, finding no merit in Campbell’s assignments of error, we reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate and affirm Campbell’s conviction and sentence.

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