Beamon v. State

Docket Number:	2007-KP-02170-SCT Linked Case(s): 2007-CP-02170-SCT ; 2007-KP-02170-SCT

Supreme Court:	Opinion Link Opinion Date: 04-02-2009 Opinion Author: Randolph, J. Holding: Affirmed

Additional Case Information:	Judge(s) Concurring: Waller, C.J., Carlson, P.J., Dickinson, Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler and Pierce, JJ. Concurs in Result Only: Graves, P.J. Procedural History: Bench Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 11-07-2007 Appealed from: NESHOBA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: Marcus D. Gordon Disposition: Trey Allen Beamon elected to file a "Petition to Plead Guilty" to the lesser crime of “strong arm robbery[,]” in exchange for the State’s recommendation of a fifteen-year sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (“MDOC”). Thereafter, the Circuit Court of Neshoba County, Mississippi, although not required to do so, accepted the State’s recommendation and sentenced Beamon to fifteen years in the custody of the MDOC. District Attorney: Mark Sheldon Duncan Case Number: 07-CR-0082-NS-G

Note:	Beamon contests the constitutionality of his sentence for "strong arm robbery," to which he pled guilty.

	Party Name:	Attorney Name:	Brief(s) Available:
Appellant:	TREY ALLEN BEAMON	TREY ALLEN BEAMON (PRO SE)	Appellant #1 Brief Appellant #1 Reply Brief

Appellee:	STATE OF MISSISSIPPI	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: JOHN R. HENRY	Brief

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