Price v. State
| Docket Number: | 2002-KA-00354-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 02-10-2004 Opinion Author: King, P.J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Sale of cocaine - Weight of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: McMillin, C.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, Thomas, Lee, Irving, Myers, Chandler and Griffis, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 02-20-2002 Appealed from: Monroe County Circuit Court Judge: Frank Russell Disposition: SALE OF COCAINE - SENTENCED TO THIRTY YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MDOC WITH FIFTEEN YEARS SUSPENDED AND FIVE YEARS OF POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION. District Attorney: John Richard Young Case Number: CR01-193 |
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| Appellant: | Hollis Price, Jr. |
LUANNE STARK THOMPSON |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: W. GLENN WATTS |
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| Topic: | Sale of cocaine - Weight of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Hollis Price, Jr. was found guilty of the sale of cocaine. He was sentenced to thirty years, with fifteen years suspended. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Price argues that the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence because there was inadequate eyewitness identification. An agent identified Price as the person who sold the substance to him. In addition, the confidential informant who witnessed the transaction testified that she had known Price for more than a year prior to the date of the alleged sale. Given this evidence, the jury's verdict was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. |
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