Pearson v. State
| Docket Number: | 2005-KA-00707-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 09-12-2006 Opinion Author: Lee, P.J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Armed robbery - Weight of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Southwick, Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Date of Trial Judgment: 02-17-2005 Appealed from: Washington County Circuit Court Judge: Richard Smith Disposition: SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH FIVE YEARS TO SERVE FOLLOWED BY FIVE YEARS OF POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION AND PAY $250 TO THE CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND. District Attorney: JOYCE IVY CHILES Case Number: CR-2004-099 |
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| Appellant: | Lakenta Markee Pearson |
CAROL L. WHITE-RICHARD |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: BILLY L. GORE |
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| Topic: | Armed robbery - Weight of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Lakenta Pearson was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to ten years, with five years suspended. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Pearson argues that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, because it was based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. Testimony of an accomplice must be viewed with great caution and suspicion. Where it is uncorroborated it must also be reasonable and not improbable, self-contradictory or substantially impeached. Pearson’s argument lacks merit because the accomplice’s testimony was partially corroborated, and only slight corroboration of an accomplice’s testimony is required to sustain a conviction. The jury found the accomplice’s testimony credible and reasonable, rather than the testimony of Pearson and his alibi witnesses. |
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