Washington v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In the Circuit Court of Hinds County, a jury found Cortez Washington guilty of one count of armed robbery. Washington was sentenced to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with ten years suspended and five years of supervised probation. The circuit court denied Washington’s post-trial motion, and Washington filed the present appeal.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the night of January 4, 2010, two men dressed in all-black clothing entered a Waffle House in Jackson, Mississippi. Upon entering the restaurant, one…