Kornegay v. State

McMILLIN, C.J.,

For The Court.

¶ 1. John Kornegay was convicted by a Hinds County Circuit Court jury of the crime of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Kornegay has appealed that conviction, urging that it be reversed on two grounds. First, he alleges that he was improperly denied a continuance based on his belated receipt of discoverable information from the prosecution. Secondly, he urges his entitlement to a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. Neither issue has merit and we, therefore, affirm the conviction.

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Facts

¶ 2. The State’s…