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COLTON v. STATE

No. 2000-KA-01194-COA.

801 So.2d 778 (2001)

Johnny James COLTON, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Fortner, Robert M. Ryan, Jackson, for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Scott Stuart, for Appellee.

Before McMILLIN, C.J., BRIDGES, and CHANDLER, JJ.

BRIDGES, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises out of Johnny James Colton's conviction of rape in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. Colton was indicted for the crimes of forcible rape and robbery by exhibiting a deadly weapon. Following a jury trial, Honorable W. Swan Yerger directed a verdict in favor of Colton on the armed robbery charge because of the State's failure to prove the elements of the crime. Believing...

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