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JAMES v. STATE

No. 97-CA-01497-SCT.

731 So.2d 1135 (1999)

Willie Lee JAMES a/k/a Chip v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Webster, Clarksdale, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, Attorney for Appellee.

Before SULLIVAN, P.J., and BANKS and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. James challenges the validity of his conviction under Miss.Code Ann. § 97-37-5, which prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms. He questions the constitutionality of Miss.Code Ann. § 97-37-5. We conclude that Miss.Code Ann. § 97-37-5 is constitutional, and affirm his conviction and sentence accordingly.

I.

¶ 2. On November 6, 1996, officers responded to a burglary call...

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