Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided April 30, 2013No. 2011-KA-01907-COAPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Robert Chad Lewis was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court.of Hinds County of two counts of armed robbery and a third count for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Lewis now appeals, citing the following errors: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, and (2) the imposition of separate sentences under Mississippi Code Annotated sections 97-37-37(2) (Supp.2012) and 97-37-5 (Supp.2012) constituted a dou*1094ble-jeopardy violation. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Around midnight on July 2, 2010, Willie Weekly…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Curry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Bennie Gunn v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  2. Taylor v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Malcolm Horton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  4. Shamor Billups v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  5. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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