HENLEY v. STATE

No. 2013-KA-00164-SCT.

136 So.3d 413 (2014)

Derrick Montrell HENLEY v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund J. Phillips, Jr. , attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Elliott George Flaggs , John R. Henry, Jr. , attorneys for appellee.

Before WALLER, C.J., KITCHENS and COLEMAN, JJ.


WALLER, Chief Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Derrick Montrell Henley appeals the verdict of a Neshoba County Circuit Court jury finding him guilty of possession of burglary tools. We find that the State failed to present sufficient evidence that Rice intended to use the tools in question to aid in the commission of a burglary. Accordingly, we reverse and render Henley's conviction and sentence.

FACTS

¶ 2. The events of this case occurred...

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