Rogers v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury sitting before the Harrison County Circuit Court found R.L. Rogers guilty of armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Following unsuccessful post-trial motions for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, alternatively, a new trial, Rogers appeals. Rogers claims that: (1) regardless of the fact that he stipulated that he had previously been convicted of a felony, there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for felon in possession of a firearm because the prosecution failed to introduce evidence that he had…