Mississippi Supreme Court

Isaac Merrimon a/k/a Isaac Merriman v. State of Mississippi

August 20, 2026

Summary

The court affirmed Merrimon's conviction for receiving stolen property and his habitual-offender sentence. It held that the jury instructions, read together, correctly required proof of possession and guilty knowledge; the evidence was legally sufficient to establish both; and the verdict was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. The court also held that Merrimon waived his challenge to the valuation testimony by failing to object at trial.