Conner v. State
| Docket Number: | 2010-KA-00374-COA Linked Case(s): 2010-KA-00374-COA |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 09-06-2011 Opinion Author: Lee, C.J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Aggravated assault & Felon in possession of firearm - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Myers, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell and Russell, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Date of Trial Judgment: 02-09-2010 Appealed from: Coahoma County Circuit Court Judge: Al Smith Disposition: CONVICTED OF COUNT I, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS, AND COUNT II, FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, AND SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS, AND SENTENCED AS A HABITUAL OFFENDER WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE OR PROBATION, ALL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH THE SENTENCE IN COUNT II TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO THE SENTENCE IN COUNT I District Attorney: Brenda Fay Mitchell Case Number: 2008-0024 |
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| Appellant: | Walter Conner |
JOHNNIE E. WALLS JR. |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: STEPHANIE BRELAND WOOD |
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| Topic: | Aggravated assault & Felon in possession of firearm - Sufficiency of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Walter Conner was convicted of Count I, aggravated assault, and Count II, felon in possession of a firearm. Conner was sentenced to twenty years on Count I and ten years on Count II, and sentenced as a habitual offender without eligibility for parole or probation. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Conner argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts. The State produced sufficient evidence for the jury to convict Conner. The victim and another witness testified that they saw Conner take the gun from the car and shoot the victim. Evidence was also produced showing that Conner had previously been convicted of a felony. The testimony of one eye-witness is sufficient to sustain a criminal conviction. |
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