Rogers v. State

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. A Neshoba County Circuit Court jury convicted Matthew Rogers of posses*551sion of stolen property. The Honorable Vernon R. Cotten sentenced Rogers to serve a term of five years, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and pay a $1,000 fine. Judge Cotten denied Rogers’s post-trial motions. On appeal, Rogers claims that there was insufficient evidence to convict him. We agree and remand his case for re-sentencing on the lesser-included offense of receipt of stolen property worth $500 or less.

FACTS

¶ 2. On or about September 25, 2003, a 1996 white…