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PATTON v. STATE

No. 2006-KA-01019-COA.

987 So.2d 1063 (2008)

Robert PATTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnnie E. Walls, Greenville, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura Hogan Tedder, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., IRVING AND CHANDLER, JJ.

CHANDLER, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Robert Patton (Patton) and his brother, Hezekiah Patton (Hezekiah), were tried together in the Circuit Court of Bolivar County for the crime of bribery of a public official. The jury acquitted Hezekiah, but it found Patton guilty. The trial court sentenced Patton to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with one year to serve and four years suspended.

¶ 2. Patton appeals. He challenges...

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