Legal Opinion

Anthony Davon Jefferson v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 1, 2016No. 2015-KA-00948-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENLEE, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This is an appeal from Madison County Circuit Court of the jury-trial conviction of Anthony Jefferson for possession of marijuana and conspiracy to possess marijuana. On appeal, Jefferson asserts error because the circuit court allowed testimony about Jefferson’s prior oral statement to police; because testimony and opening statements included references to an out-of-court statement of Paulette Jefferson (Paulette), who did not testify; and because the court failed to grant Jefferson’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Herring v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Carr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Kolberg v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Tameka Smith v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  2. Marquis D. Saunders v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  3. Antwaine Liddell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  4. Lindsey Arlette Rasbeery a/k/a Lindsey Arlette Rasberry v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025

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