Legal Opinion
Avery v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 2013No. 2010-CT-02058-SCTPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Chief Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. William Antonio “Ken” Avery was convicted of selling cocaine and felony fleeing. The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction and sentence. This Court granted certiorari to address Avery’s claim that the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to sequester the witnesses at the post-trial hearing. Finding no reversible error, we affirm Avery’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On March 30, 2010, law enforcement officials arranged for a confidential informant to purchase drugs from Avery while wearing an audiovisual…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- William Antonio Avery v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
- Trevontae Johnson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
- Miller v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Theotis Randle v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
- Chris Harrell v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
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