Legal Opinion
Brooks v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided January 28, 2003No. 2000-KA-02135-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
835 So.2d 958 (2003)
Morris BROOKS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.
No. 2000-KA-02135-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
January 28, 2003.
Carrie A. Jourdan, Columbus, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, attorney for appellee.
Before McMILLIN, C.J., IRVING and MYERS, JJ.
McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Morris Brooks has appealed his conviction of kidnaping returned by a jury in the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County. He raises three issues on appeal as follows: (a) that the trial court erred in permitting Brooks to represent himself at trial;…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Conner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Weatherspoon v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Colenburg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
- Murphy v. MurphyMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lindsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
- McClenty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012