Joshua Allen v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶1. On March 3, 2015, 1 Joshua Allen was convicted of one count of armed robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. He was sentenced, on May 1, 2015, 2 to thirty-five years for the armed-robbery conviction and five years for the conspiracy conviction, to be served concurrently, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On May 7, 2015, Allen filed a motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), which was denied. Allen appeals, asserting his verdict was…