Davis v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Charles Davis Jr. was indicted by a Claiborne County grand jury on one count of robbery. At trial, the jury found Davis guilty, and he was sentenced by the Claiborne County Circuit Court to ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Feeling aggrieved, Davis now appeals.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the night of June 23, 2009, sixteen-year-old Joel Alexander was driving to find his friends that were still at work in a local watermelon field. Alexander testified that on his way to the watermelon field, he was flagged down…