Legal Opinion

Chapman v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 23, 2013No. 2012-KA-00355-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury convicted Robert Chapman of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery. The DeSoto County Circuit Court adjudicated Chapman a habitual offender and sentenced him to life imprisonment on both convictions, with the sentences to be served concurrently with each other, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without eligibility for parole or probation. Chapman filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial, which the circuit court denied.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Lindsey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012

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