Legal Opinion

Stewart v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 2014No. 2012-KA-01828-SCTPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Justin Stewart appeals his convictions of armed robbery and felon in possession of a firearm. Stewart argues that the trial court improperly enhanced his sentence, in violation of his rights against double jeopardy, and erred in denying his motion to suppress out-of-court and in-court identifications. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2. On July 28, 2010, Stewart and an accomplice1 went to a Fred’s store on North State Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Stewart purchased a pair of Hanes undergarments with cash. When the clerk,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Gray v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. York v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Nicholas Demorst v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  4. Craig D. Sallie v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Craig D. Sallie v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015

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