AUSTIN v. STATE

No. 2011-KA-00361-COA.

89 So.3d 686 (2012)

Thomas Earl AUSTIN, Jr. a/k/a Thomas Earl Austin, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie S. Lee , Jackson, Benjamin Allen Suber , attorneys for appellant.

Office of Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts , attorneys for appellee.

Before IRVING, P.J., ISHEE and RUSSELL, JJ.


RUSSELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Thomas Austin appeals the Lowndes County Circuit Court's denial of his motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or a new trial. He argues the circuit court erred in finding that the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction of felon in possession of a weapon under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-37-5 (Supp.2011). Finding no error, we affirm.

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