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Dennis v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 25, 1989No. 07-58666PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kenneth Dennis was convicted in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, for the raping and the kidnapping of a young female University student. Life sentences were imposed for each, to run consecutively. We affirm.

I. FACTS

On June 29, 1986, the victim was kidnapped by two men at approximately 10:00 p.m. from her dorm parking lot at the University of Mississippi. Dennis was one of two men who abducted her at gunpoint forcing her into a car. Dennis was tried separately.

The men took her to a wooded area in the countryside of Lafayette County where she was subjected to brutal sexual…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Wetz v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. McFee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Ballenger v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Hoops v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Lester v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Snelson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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