Legal Opinion
Theodosius M. Torrey v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided February 28, 2017No. 2014-KA-00978-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ISHEE, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In January 2010, Theodosius Maurice Torrey was indicted on one count of aggravated assault, in violation of-Mississippi Code Annotated section 97—3—7(2)(a) (Supp. 2009). Torrey was tried by a jury in the Jackson County Gircuit Court, and was found guilty. In May 2013, Torrey was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (“MDOC”). Torrey filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) or, in the alternative, a new trial, which he later amended. The circuit court denied…
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