Legal Opinion
Long v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 2010No. 2008-KA-01877-SCTPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAVES, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Charlie Demeko Long was convicted of one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell and one count of sale of cocaine in the Circuit Court of Grenada County. Long was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment on each count, to be served consecutively in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Long’s post-trial motion was denied and he filed this appeal. We find that the issues raised by Long are without merit and that his conviction should be affirmed.
FACTS
¶ 2. On March 4, 2008, confidential informant…
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