Legal Opinion
Forkner v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided December 17, 2002No. 2001-KA-00754-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, J.,
for the court.
¶ 1. Winfred “Wimp” Forkner was convicted of the burglary of a storehouse. Forkner was sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, as a habitual offender, pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 99-19-83 (Rev.2000). This Court dismisses his appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
¶ 2. Forkner was convicted on February 26, 2001. The sentencing order was signed on February 28 and filed March 1. Forkner filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Eades v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
3Cited by4 opinions
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