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GRASSAREE v. STATE

NO. 2017-KA-01107-COA.

266 So.3d 1038 (2018)

Akem GRASSAREE a/k/a Akem GRASSEREE, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: JUSTIN TAYLOR COOK

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: LAURA HOGAN TEDDER , Jackson

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

¶ 1. Akem Grassaree appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine. He argues that a jury instruction given on constructive possession improperly instructed the jury to presume an essential element of the crime. We find the jury was properly instructed and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On December 16, 2013...

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