Legal Opinion

Pryor v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 28, 2018No. 2017-KA-00516-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

GREENLEE, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. James Edward Pryor challenges his conviction for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an impairing substance at an aggravated level (DUI).

¶ 2. The Jones County Circuit Court sentenced him to twenty-one years with four years suspended, with seventeen years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, followed by four years of post-release supervision. Pryor moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial. The court denied his motion, and Pryor appeals.

¶ 3. He alleges that: (1)…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Whitten v. CoxMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Archer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Sanders v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Berry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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