Legal Opinion
Joseph Kenyatta Davis v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 16, 2016No. 2015-KA-01047-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Joseph Kenyatta Davis was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Rankin County Circuit Court sentenced him to serve ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with two years suspended, and five years of supervised probation. Davis appeals, arguing that: (1) the verdict is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence; and (2) his sentence is illegal. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS
¶2. On November 8, 2012, Officer Jimmy Hall was driving east on Lakeland Drive in Flowood, Mississippi, when he saw a blue…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Jenkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
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