Legal Opinion

Jefferson v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 13, 2014No. 2013-KA-00764-COAPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Clarence Jefferson was stopped after attempting to avoid a late-night roadblock in Columbia, Mississippi. He consented to a blood test that revealed his blood-alcohol concentration was twice the legal limit. After a trial, Jefferson was convicted of felony DUI, his third DUI offense in a five-year period,1 and the circuit court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment. Jefferson appeals, contending that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence and that the prosecution committed a reversible discovery violation.

¶ 2. We find no error and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Birkhead v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Adam Rosenfelt v. Mississippi Development AuthorityMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  2. William W. Satterfield v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  3. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  4. Charles Edward Moore v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Justine Lynn Nations v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016

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