Legal Opinion
James v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1999No. 97-CA-01497-SCTPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
731 So.2d 1135 (1999)
Willie Lee JAMES a/k/a Chip
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 97-CA-01497-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
January 21, 1999.
Charles E. Webster, Clarksdale, Attorney for Appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, Attorney for Appellee.
Before SULLIVAN, P.J., and BANKS and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.
BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. James challenges the validity of his conviction under Miss.Code Ann. § 97-37-5, which prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms. He questions the constitutionality of Miss.Code Ann. § 97-37-5. We conclude that Miss.Code Ann.…
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