Hughes v. State


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Docket Number: 2009-KA-00155-COA

Court of Appeals: Opinion Link
Opinion Date: 09-07-2010
Opinion Author: Lee, P.J.
Holding: Affirmed.

Additional Case Information: 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

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

  Party Name: Attorney Name:   Brief(s) Available:
Appellant: Shae Hughes




ERNEST TUCKER GORE



 
  • Appellant #1 Brief

  • 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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