Corey Ray Cagle v. State of Mississippi

WESTBROOKS, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Corey Cagle was convicted on one count of possession of a controlled substance within a jail facility in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 47-5-198(1) (Rev. 2015) and sentenced to seven years in the custody of Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Cagle filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial. The Attala County Circuit Court denied Cagle's motion. Cagle timely appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On March 5, 2016, Cagle contends that he was contacted by Blake Rice, an…