Jones v. State
| Docket Number: | 2002-KA-00625-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 04-01-2003 Opinion Author: Southwick, P.J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Possession & sale of controlled substances - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: McMillin, C.J., King, 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: 12-10-2001 Appealed from: Coahoma County Circuit Court Judge: Kenneth L. Thomas Disposition: COUNT I: SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND SENTENCE OF 6 YEARS; COUNT II: POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND SENTENCE OF 6 YEARS, ALL IN THE CUSTODY OF MDOC. COUNT III: MISDEMEANOR C/S POSSESSION AND FINE OF $250. SENTENCE IN COUNT II SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY TO SENTENCE IN COUNT I AND CONSECUTIVELY TO ALL SENTENCES PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED. District Attorney: Laurence Y. Mellen Case Number: 2001-0049 |
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| Appellant: | Almonzo Jones a/k/a "Monzo" |
AZKI SHAH |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY CHARLES W. MARIS |
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| Topic: | Possession & sale of controlled substances - Sufficiency of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Almonzo Jones was convicted on a multiple count indictment for possession and sale of controlled substances. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Jones challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence in this case included a videotape of the events, testimony from the confidential informant about events, testimony from the agent who pursued Jones in his flight, testimony from a forensic chemist with the Mississippi Crime Laboratory about the analyses undergone to prove the substances as crack cocaine and marijuana, and a post-arrest statement in which Jones admitted to conducting the sale. This is sufficient evidence to support the verdict. |
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