Legal Opinion

Floyd v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 10, 2014No. 2012-KA-01715-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Johnny Lee Floyd was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Floyd was sentenced as a habitual offender to serve sixty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with no eligibility for parole or probation. Floyd was also ordered to pay a fine of $2,000,000.

¶2. Floyd now appeals, asserting the following issues: (1) the trial court erred in refusing jury instruction D-5, (2) the trial court erred in allowing evidence of his *886prior convictions, (3) the evidence was insufficient, (4) the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Curry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Caston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Grayer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kenneth R. Goldsmith v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  2. Andrew Acie Adams v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  3. Kimberly Ann Whitehead v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  4. Delton Ray Burns a/k/a Delton Burns v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  5. Lorenzo Manuel v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022

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