Wilson v. State
Docket Number: | 2003-KA-00026-COA Linked Case(s): 2003-CT-00026-SCT ; 2003-KA-00026-COA |
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Court of Appeals: |
Opinion Link Opinion Date: 07-27-2004 Opinion Author: Chandler, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Sexual battery - Same evidence - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Bridges and Southwick, P.JJ., Lee, Irving, Myers and Griffis, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 10-18-2002 Appealed from: Itawamba County Circuit Court Judge: Richard Bowen Disposition: SEXUAL BATTERY, SENTENCED TO SERVE A TERM OF 30 YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF MDOC, THAT 5 YEARS OF SAID SENTENCE SHALL BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY SUSPENDED AND THAT THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE PLACED UNDER POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION District Attorney: John Richard Young Case Number: CR01-098 |
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Appellant: | Randy Wilson |
CAROLYN R. BENSON |
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Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: JEFFREY A. KLINGFUSS |
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Topic: | Sexual battery - Same evidence - Sufficiency of evidence |
Summary of the Facts: | Randy Wilson was found guilty of sexual battery and sentenced to thirty years, with five years suspended. He appeals. |
Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Issue 1: Same evidence Wilson argues that he did not receive a fair trial, because the testimony of the social worker received undue emphasis since the circuit judge heard the evidence twice. Wilson provides no authority or meaningful argument in support of his assignment of error. Failure to cite relevant authority obviates the appellate court's obligation to review such issues. Issue 2: Sufficiency of evidence Wilson argues that there is no evidence that he inserted his finger or anything else in the vagina of the young victim. Given the corroborated testimony of Wilson’s daughter and the results of the sexual abuse examination, there is more than sufficient evidence in the record to support the guilty verdict. |
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