Circuit court winds up seven criminal cases

Published 12:00 am Friday, February 28, 2003

WOODVILLE &045; Seven criminal cases have been disposed of thus far in the spring term of Wilkinson County Circuit Court, according to information obtained from the District Attorney’s Office.

Six defendants have entered guilty pleas, while one defendant was convicted by jury trial.

All of the cases were handled by Sixth Circuit Judge Lillie Blockmon Sanders.

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A synopsis of the court action:

4Mario Boygents, 21, pled guilty to the original charge of sale of a controlled substance (cocaine) and was sentenced to seven years in state prison.

Boygents’ sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for five years.

4Robert &uot;Robo&uot; Jarvis, 31, pled guilty to the original charges of burglary of a storehouse and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and was sentenced to seven years in state prison.

4George D. Kimble, 37, was originally charged with multiple counts of burglary of a storehouse.

Kimble pled guilty to one count of attempted burglary of a storehouse and was sentenced to five years in state prison.

Kimble’s sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation under Louisiana supervision for five years.

4Michael Carter, 34, was originally charged with multiple counts of burglary of a storehouse.

Carter pled guilty to one count of burglary of a storehouse and was sentenced to three years in state prison, to be served concurrently with his sentence on a previous conviction.

4Eric Davis, 29, was originally charged with possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to transfer.

Davis pled guilty to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to 10 years in state prison.

Davis’ sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for five years and fined $2,000.

4Joseph &uot;Mooney&uot; Gilmore, Jr., 30, pled guilty to the original charge of burglary of a dwelling and was sentenced to three years in state prison.

Gilmore’s sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for three years.

4Steve R. Smith, 39, was originally charged with third offense driving under the influence.

Smith was convicted of third offense DUI after trial and was sentenced to one year of house arrest under the Intensive Supervision Program.