Legal Opinion

Jerome Clemons v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 18, 2016No. 2015-KA-00742-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLER, CHIEF JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶1. A Kemper County jury found Jerome Clemons guilty of felony driving under the influence (DUI), and he was sentenced to serve five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He now appeals to this Court, arguing that the jury’s verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. On July 5, 2013, at around 10:30 p.m., Officer Louis McDade of the DeKalb Police Department was performing a routine night patrol in Kemper County when he noticed a white vehicle without a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Herring v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. McQueen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Leuer v. City of FlowoodMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Melvin Potts v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  2. Sam Hales v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Darron Lashaun Thames v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2021
  4. Rita Ann Jenkins v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2023

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