Jackson v. State
| Docket Number: | 2002-KA-00192-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 05-13-2003 Opinion Author: Thomas, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Burglary - Probable cause for arrest - Weight of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: McMillin, C.J., King and Southwick, P.JJ., Bridges, Lee, Irving, Myers, Chandler and Griffis, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Date of Trial Judgment: 09-05-2001 Appealed from: Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge: Mike Smith Disposition: CONVICTED OF TWO COUNTS OF BURGLARY AND SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MDOC AND FIVE YEARS PROBATION District Attorney: J. Daniel Smith Case Number: 01-162-MS |
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| Appellant: | Bradley D. Jackson |
REBECCA G. TAYLOR |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: SCOTT STUART |
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| Topic: | Burglary - Probable cause for arrest - Weight of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Bradley Jackson was convicted of two counts of burglary and was sentenced to seven years. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Issue 1: Probable cause Jackson argues that the officer lacked sufficient probable cause to arrest him. To make an arrest without a warrant, an officer must have probable cause that an offense has been committed. Officers may make an investigative stop, even where they have no probable cause to make an arrest, so long as they have a reasonable suspicion, grounded in specific and articulable facts, that a person they encounter was involved in or is wanted in connection with a completed felony or some objective manifestation that the person stopped is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity. Here, the arrest was a lawful one based upon witness information and officer corroboration. Issue 2: Weight of evidence Jackson argues that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, because the State failed to prove that he intended to commit a crime even if he did break into the vehicles. Jurors have the duty to resolve the conflicts in the testimony they hear, and there is no basis to doubt the jury’s verdict in this case. |
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