Edwards v. State
| Docket Number: | 2006-KA-01699-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 10-02-2007 Opinion Author: ISHEE, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Possession of weapon by felon - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: KING, C.J., LEE AND MYERS, P.JJ., IRVING, CHANDLER, GRIFFIS, BARNES, ROBERTS AND CARLTON, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Date of Trial Judgment: 09-01-2006 Appealed from: LEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: Thomas J. Gardner Disposition: CONVICTED OF POSSESSION OF A WEAPON BY A FELON AND SENTENCED TO SERVE THREE YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND PAY A FINE OF $5,000 District Attorney: John Richard Young Case Number: CR05-846(G)L |
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| Appellant: | NAPOLEON L. EDWARDS |
WILLIAM C. BRISTOW |
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| Appellee: | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: BILLY L. GORE |
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| Topic: | Possession of weapon by felon - Sufficiency of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Napoleon Edwards was convicted of possession of a weapon by a felon. He was sentenced to serve three years. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Edwards argues that the evidence was insufficient. Edwards’s prior felony conviction was not at issue as both the State and the defense stipulated to it. In addition, there was testimony from multiple witnesses that Edwards not only possessed a gun but fired it into the ground. This alone is more than sufficient evidence since witness testimony may be sufficient to convict a defendant of possession of a weapon by a felon. Additionally, the State presented a statement signed by Edwards in which Edwards admitted he fired the gun into the ground. |
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