WILLIAMS v. STATE

NO. 2018-KA-01538-SCT.

285 So.3d 156 (2019)

Sylvester WILLIAMS a/k/a Velp v. STATE of Mississippi

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: W. DANIEL HINCHCLIFF, SYLVESTER WILLIAMS (PRO SE)

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: JEFFREY A. KLINGFUSS

BEFORE RANDOLPH, C.J., MAXWELL AND BEAM, JJ.


¶1. An officer with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks saw Sylvester Williams—a convicted felon—throw a pistol from the passenger seat of a fleeing vehicle the officer had been pursuing. A jury found Williams guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal...

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