Yates v. State

BRIDGES, P.J.,

for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On May 20, 2003, the Justice Court of Newton County found Michael Yates guilty of telephone harassment. Yates appealed the justice court verdict. The matter went before the Newton County Circuit Court for a trial de novo. A jury sitting before the Newton County Circuit Court found Yates guilty of the crime of telephone harassment, a violation of Section 97-29-45(1)(a) of the Mississippi Code(2000). The circuit court sentenced Yates to a six month sentence in the county jail. Following his unsuccessful motion for new trial, Yates appeals and…