State of Mississippi v. Gregory Davis

Date: 01-14-2025

Case Number: 2023-KA-00178-COA

Judge: James T. Kitchens, Jr.

Court: Circuit Court, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Plaintiff's Attorney: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi District Attorney's Office

Defendant's Attorney:

Description: Starkville, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault with a weapon.

Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to serve twenty years for aggravated assault and ten years for the felon-in-possession conviction in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with the sentences set to run consecutively. The trial court denied Davis's post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

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Legal issue Can a trial court exclude a witness's decades-old prior convictions without violating a defendant's right to cross-examine witnesses?

Key Phrases Aggravated assault with a weapon. Convicted felon in possession. Cross-examination rights. Mississippi Rule of Evidence 609(b). Stale forgery convictions.

Outcome: Affirmed

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