Legal Opinion

Woods v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 20, 2009No. 2008-KA-01461-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Tunica County, Roshun Woods was convicted of possession of a controlled substance within a correctional facility. Woods was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Woods appeals asserting that insufficient evidence was presented to sustain her conviction and that the jury’s verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2. On September 17, 2006, Woods went to a Dollar…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Danner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  4. Ford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  5. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Summerall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Corey Ray Cagle v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  4. Ladd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  5. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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