Mississippi Firearm Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jarvis Ficklin
Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. Jarvis Ficklin, 37, of Lena, used a shotgun to shoot a tribal member on the Choctaw Indian Reservation which resulted in serious bodily injury to the victim. In March of 2022, a federal grand ju... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - MS)United States of America v. Patrick D. Daniels
Gulfport, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance." In April 2022, law-enforcement officers stopped respondent Patrick Daniels for driving without a license plate. App., infra, 2a. An officer approached the car and recognized the smell of marijuana. Ibid. A search of the ca... More...
$ (08-09-2023 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Joshua Ryan Burns
Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Joshua Ryan Burns, 41, was found by Kemper County Sheriff’s Department to be in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and a pistol during a probation home visit in Preston, Mississippi. Burns had previous felony convictions for burglary and aggravated assault which pro... More...
$ (01-14-2026 - MS)United States of America v. Andrew Duckworth
Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm. Around 9:00 p.m. on November 29, 2021, a Hattiesburg police officer stopped a car with a defective tag light. After the driver told the officer that he had neither identification nor proof of insurance, the officer asked him to step out of the car. While conducting a protective pat-down... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell
Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> his case is about whether the Second Amendment protects a habitual marijuana user from being permanently dispossessed of a firearm based on our Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation. On November 28, 2023, Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell was charged with possession of ... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - MS)United States of America v. Arnett Jackson Bonner
Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm after a felony conviction in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). <br> <br> The Defendant claimed that 922(g) violates the Second Amendment.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - MS)United States of America v. Joshua Martin
Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with causing death through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense. ... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Brian Keith Bell </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder in the Second Degree and the Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Neshoba County Man Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i><... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Brian Keith Bell </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second-Degree Murder </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Neshoba County Man Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> On Sept... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Anthony Marsh, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking and Gun Possession Case </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Lowndes County Woman Sentenced in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking and Gun Possession Case</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/c... More...
$0 (09-09-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Domique Desha Mathews </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Jackson Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center>... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Wright </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Meridian Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i>... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Romelo Walker </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> JACKSON MAN SENTENCED TO 103 MONTHS FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Jackson, Mississippi man was sentenced on June 23rd to 103 months in prison f... More...
$0 (07-02-2025 - MS)United States of America v. Mark Robillia
Gulfport, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with one count of possession with<br> intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a<br> firearm as a convicted felon.... More...
$0 (06-23-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Mohammad Hussam Amro, a/k/a Mohammad HG Amro </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Machine Gun </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tate County Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Possession of a Machine Gun</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Tate County man was sentenced today to 71 months in prison f... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - MS)<h1> State Mississippi v. Alfonzo Lashawn McDonald </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> The trial court sentenced McDonald as a violent habitual offender to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - MS)<h1> Demetrius Omar Nabors a/k/a Demetrius Nabors v. State of Mississippi </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with arguing that the State presented insufficient evidence of his intent to commit aggravated assault, that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, that the trial court plainly erred by giving a flight instruction to the jury, and that he received ineffective<br> assistance of couns... More...
$0 (04-22-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Scotty James Conley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hattiesburg, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hattiesburg Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Ha... More...
$0 (04-23-2025 - MS)<h1> Donta Kirby a/k/a Donta Terrell Kirby a/k/a Donta T. Kirby v. State of Mississippi </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of possession of a weapon by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On July 2, 2020, the body of Lorenzo Halthon was found on the side of a road in<br> Lowndes County. Officers c... More...
$0 (01-04-2025 - MS)<h1> Recardo Frazier a/k/a Recardo Randell Frazier a/k/a Ricardo Frazier v. State of Mississippi </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> State of Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder with a firearm enhancement. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Frazier owned and operated a construction company. Sometime between 2012 and<br> 2014, Ellis Pittman ... More...
$0 (03-26-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Bryson Latavion Walker </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Greenville, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Burglary of a Local Firearms Store </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Calhoun County Man Sentenced to 52 Months for Role in the Burglary of a Local Firearms Store</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Bryson Latavion... More...
$0 (03-19-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Bryant Antonio Hester </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oxford, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cleveland Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Cl... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Freddie Antwan McField </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jackson Man Sentenced to over Four Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Au... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - MS)<h1> Demarion Jones a/k/a Damarion Jones v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing arguing that the jury verdict was against the weight of the evidence. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> <br> ¶1. On October 21, 2022, a Tunica County Circuit Co... More...
$0 (01-05-2025 - MS)State of Mississippi v. Dylan Cahse Davis a/k/a Dylan Davis
<h2><br> Hernando, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of<br> </h2><br> <br> On the morning of June 27, 2021, around 3:00 a.m., Officer Vaughn, who was parked in the highway median, noticed Davis walking on Interstate 55 (I-55). Vaughn observed Davis was sweating and saw that Davis had a knife in his waistband. Vaughn asked Davis... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - MS)<h1> HENRY HYLAND, JR. A/K/A HENRY LEE HYLAND, JR. v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the APPELLANT charged with drive-by shooting and possession of a firearm by a felon. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> In 2008, Hyland was convicted in the Warren County Circuit Court of drive-by<br> shooting and ... More...
$0 (11-30-2024 - MS)State of Mississippi v. Lyncoya Sharrod Ratcliff
Hattiesburg, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ratcliff was charged with and convicted of possessing a stolen firearm under Mississippi Code Section 97-37-35(1) (Rev. 2014). Section 97-37-35(1) states that "[i]t is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess, receive, retain, acquire or ob... More...
$0 (11-14-2024 - MS)State of Mississippi v. Leroy Smith
Natchez, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary and felony possession of a firearm<br> <br> <br> Leroy Smith Jr. was convicted of burglary of a dwelling and possession of a weapon as a felon following a jury trial in the Franklin County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to concurrently serve twenty years for the burglary conviction and ten years for the f... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - MS)State of Mississippi v. Planero Bell
Meridian, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant aggravated assault and felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> A jury convicted Planereo Bell of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County. Bell was sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Be... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Torrence Donnell Mayfield </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement to a firearms dealer in the acquisition of a firearm. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Jackson Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement in the Acquisition of a Firearm</h2></cen... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Murray </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Miss criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with brandishing a firearm while carjacking a woman in front of her home in Jackson. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Crystal Springs Man Sentenced to over 9 Years in Prison for Brandishing a Firearm During a Carjacking in Jackson</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Damonik Robinson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Canton Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Canton man was sentenc... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Murray </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Brandishing a Firearm During a Carjacking in Jackson </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Crystal Springs Man Sentenced to over 9 Years in Prison for Brandishing a Firearm During a Carjacking in Jackson</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - MS)Untied States of America v. Tamarius Webster
<h2><br> Greenville, Mississippi possession of a firearm by a convicted felon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Tamarius Webster, 37, of Cruger, Mississippi, was charged with possesion of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. Webster was arrested in September of 2022 while Deputies with the United States Marshals Service were serving an arrest warrant for k... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - MS)State of Mississippi v. Dovonta Wells
<h2><br> Columbus, Mississippi shooting into an occupied dwelling and felony possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> In the early morning hours of April 29, 2020, Davonta Wells went to the home of his former girlfriend, Taharika Smith, and attempted to gain entrance. After being denied admittance, he fired six shots into Smith's residence. Well... More...
$0 (09-20-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Curtis Demond Austin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Aberdeen, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Greenville man sentenced to prison for illegal possession of a firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Curtis Demond Austin, 42, pleaded guilty to possession of... More...
$0 (09-17-2024 - MS)<h1> Jarvas Martez Perkins a/k/a Jarvas Perkins a/k/a Jarvas Lontrell Perkins v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> At the time of trial, Officer Devion White was employed by the Hattiesburg Police<br> Department in the "Special Operation... More...
$0 (09-14-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Desmond Robinson, </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Yazoo City Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Yazoo City ma... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - MS)<h1> Jarvas Martez Perkins a/k/a Jarvas Perkins a/k/a Jarvas Lontrell Perkins v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Aggrieved by his conviction and sentence </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ¶2. At the time of trial, Officer Devion White was employed by the Hattiesburg Police<br> Department in the "Special Operations D... More...
$0 (08-06-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Kenneth Edwards Lewis, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Miss criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jackson Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Brandishing a Firearm During Convenience Store Robberies </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kenneth Edwards Lewis, Jr., 35, used a fire... More...
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