Jones v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseHenry Taylor and Eddie Ray Jones were tried jointly for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a felon. Taylor was found guilty on both charges, and Jones was acquitted on the latter charge but convicted on the former charge. Jones appealed his aggravated-assault conviction, and the Court of Appeals affirmed Jones's conviction and sentence. After the Court of Appeals denied his motion for rehearing, Jones filed a petition for writ of certiorari which the Supreme Court granted to consider, inter alia, Jones's claims of inconsistent verdicts and erroneous jury instructions. The Court held that Jones's claims of error were without merit; thus the Court affirmed the judgments of the Court of Appeals and the circuit court.
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