Mosley v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. A Choctaw County jury found James Mosley guilty of possession of marijuana and cocaine. Mosley was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for a traffic violation. Officers found the marijuana and cocaine under the passenger seat. On appeal, Mosley challenges: (1) the admission of the evidence seized from the vehicle during the traffic stop, (2) the denial of his offered jury instructions on constructive possession, and (3) the sufficiency and weight of the evidence supporting the jury’s guilty verdict. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS
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