Johnson v. State

42 So.3d 53 (2010)

Roy Lee JOHNSON, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2009-KA-00499-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

August 10, 2010.

Edmund J. Phillips Jr., Newton, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On March 19, 2009, Roy Lee Johnson was convicted of the crime of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Johnson was sentenced to ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Johnson argues that the trial court erred when it denied his motion…