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Townsend v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 2003No. 95-KA-00234-SCT, 2002-KA-00247-SCTPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

847 So.2d 825 (2003)

Robert Lee TOWNSEND

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

Nos. 95-KA-00234-SCT, 2002-KA-00247-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 5, 2003.

Cheryl Ann Webster, Clarksdale, Darnell Felton, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Charles W. Maris, Jr., attorney for appellee.

Before McRAE, P.J., DIAZ and CARLSON, JJ.

DIAZ, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Robert Lee Townsend (Townsend) was convicted in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Honorable Elzy Jonathan Smith, Jr., Circuit Judge, presiding, of the crimes of kidnapping, capital rape, and sexual battery. He was sentenced to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. People v. WendeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Wetz v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. Eaton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005

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