JEFFERSON v. STATE

No. 2000-KA-01788-SCT.

807 So.2d 1222 (2002)

John Wayne JEFFERSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gus Grable Sermos, Summit, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, Attorney for Appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., COBB and DIAZ, JJ.


SMITH, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. John Wayne Jefferson ("Jefferson") was tried in absentia on the charges of possession of more than one ounce of marihuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was convicted of possession of the marihuana and the firearm. He was later taken into custody and sentenced as a habitual offender to three years, enhanced to six years, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) for...

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