Hughes v. State
Docket Number: | 2009-KA-00155-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 09-07-2010 Opinion Author: Lee, P.J. Holding: Affirmed. |
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Topic: Armed robbery & Aggravated assault - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ. Judge(s) Concurring Separately: Roberts, J., specially concurs with separate written opinion joined by Griffis and Maxwell, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 01-23-2009 Appealed from: WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: W. Ashley Hines Disposition: CONVICTED OF COUNT I, ARMED ROBBERY, AND SENTENCED TO FORTY YEARS AND COUNT II, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS, WITH THE SENTENCE IN COUNT II TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO THE SENTENCE IN COUNT I, ALL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS District Attorney: Willie Dewayne Richardson Case Number: 2007-017 |
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Appellant: | Shae Hughes |
ERNEST TUCKER GORE |
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Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: STEPHANIE BRELAND WOOD |
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Topic: | Armed robbery & Aggravated assault - Sufficiency of evidence |
Summary of the Facts: | Shae Hughes was convicted of Count I, armed robbery, and Count II, aggravated assault. He was sentenced to forty years on the armed-robbery charge and twenty years on the aggravated-assault charge. He appeals. |
Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Hughes argues that the evidence was insufficient to support a guilty verdict. The victim testified that Hughes pointed a gun to his head and demanded money. Another witness made a statement to the police that she saw Hughes rob and shoot the victim. Hughes’s argument in regard to this issue concerns discrepancies in statements made by the victim and the witness. However, it is well-settled law that the jury determines the credibility of witnesses and resolves conflicts in the evidence. From the evidence presented, reasonable jurors could have found Hughes guilty of armed robbery and aggravated assault. |
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