Boykin v. State
| Docket Number: | 2005-KA-00628-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 11-07-2006 Opinion Author: King, C.J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Child fondling - Weight of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Southwick, Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 03-01-2005 Appealed from: Lowndes County Circuit Court Judge: Lee J. Howard Disposition: CONVICTED ON TWO COUNTS OF CHILD FONDLING AND SENTENCED ON EACH COUNT TO EIGHT YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH SENTENCES RUNNING CONSECUTIVELY District Attorney: FORREST ALLGOOD Case Number: 2002-0793-CR1 |
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| Appellant: | Johnny Boykin |
MICHAEL R. FARROW |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: SCOTT STUART |
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| Topic: | Child fondling - Weight of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Johnny Boykin was convicted of two counts of child fondling. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Boykin challenges the weight of the evidence. His argument is primarily based on alleged discrepancies between the statements the two victims gave the deputy and the testimony the girls gave at trial. The jury was faced with the victims’ account of the crime versus the defendant’s denial of the crime. Since the jury’s verdict was supported by the evidence, Boykin’s weight of the evidence issue must fail. |
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