Anderson v. State
| Docket Number: | 2007-KA-00223-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 01-29-2008 Opinion Author: CHANDLER, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Possession of precursor chemicals - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: KING, C.J., LEE AND MYERS, P.JJ., IRVING, GRIFFIS, BARNES, ISHEE, ROBERTS AND CARLTON, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 01-10-2007 Appealed from: WEBSTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: Clarence E. Morgan, III Disposition: CONVICTED OF POSSESSION OF PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AND SENTENCED TO THIRTY YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WITH FIVE YEARS SUSPENDED AND FIVE YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION AND TO PAY A FINE OF $5,000 District Attorney: Doug Evans Case Number: 2006-017CR |
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| Appellant: | JOEL DAVID ANDERSON |
LESLIE S. LEE |
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| Appellee: | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: DEIRDRE MCCRORY | ||
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| Topic: | Possession of precursor chemicals - Sufficiency of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Joel Anderson was convicted of possession of precursor chemicals and sentenced to thirty years, with five years suspended and five years of supervised probation. Anderson appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Anderson argues that none of the drugs or precursor chemicals were actually found on him and that the evidence points only to another person, not to him. The jury had before it only the evidence from the other person that Anderson was an active participant in the methamphetamine lab. Because Anderson did not testify or put on any evidence, there was no contradictory evidence presented. Therefore, the verdict was not overwhelmingly against the weight of the evidence. |
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