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SMITH v. STATE

NO. 2015-KA-00661-COA.

208 So.3d 1 (2016)

Willie Ed SMITH, Jr. a/k/a Willie Smith v. STATE of Mississippi.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, BY: W. DANIEL HINCHCLIFF , PHILLIP BROADHEAD , JIM L. DAVIS III , FOR APPELLANT.

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY: SCOTT STUART , JASON L. DAVIS , FOR APPELLEE.

BEFORE LEE, C.J., WILSON AND GREENLEE, JJ.

¶ 1. Willie Smith Jr. appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sole issue he raises on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing a jury instruction placing the burden on the State to disprove Smith's defense of necessity beyond a reasonable doubt. Finding no error, we affirm...

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