Legal Opinion
James Kwame Topps v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided September 26, 2017No. 2016-KA-01547-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. James Topps was convicted of felony fleeing a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. He was sentenced to serve concurrent life sentences on each count as a habitual offender. Topps appeals, claiming that there was insufficient evidence to sustain each verdict and that each verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error; we affirm.
FACTS
¶ 2. On August 16, 2015, Officer Devari-us Smith from the Winona Police Department responded to a domestic-disturbance call from Topps.- When Officer Smith arrived,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Florida v. JLSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
- Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
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3Cited by3 opinions
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