Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 24, 2008No. 2007-KA-00445-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. James Riley was convicted of two counts of trafficking in stolen firearms. The trial court sentenced Riley to serve two concurrent thirty-year sentences. On appeal, Riley argues that: (1) the statute he was convicted under is unconstitutional, (2) the verdicts were not supported by competent evidence, (3) his sentence is unconstitutionally disproportionate, and (4) jury instruction number four was improper. We find no error and affirm Riley’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

¶ 2. During 2006, Attala County and Holmes County experienced numerous burglaries. After an…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Hoops v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Colburn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Stromas v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Christopher Orlando Hobson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010

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