Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 1, 2007No. 2005-KA-02261-SCTPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
950 So.2d 178 (2007)
Christopher JOHNSON a/k/a Chris Johnson
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2005-KA-02261-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 1, 2007.
M.A. Bass, Jr., attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Deshun Terrell Martin, attorney for appellee.
Before SMITH, C.J., CARLSON and RANDOLPH, JJ.
RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
¶ 1. On November 1, 2005, Christopher Johnson ("Johnson") was indicted by a Copiah County Grand Jury for the sale of cocaine pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 41-29-139 (Rev.2005). Johnson entered a plea of not guilty.
¶ 2. On November 27,…
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