Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 2007No. 2006-KA-00145-SCTPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

970 So.2d 723 (2007)

Daniel Joe MARTIN

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2006-KA-00145-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 13, 2007.

David Lee Brewer, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura Hogan Tedder attorney for appellee.

Before DIAZ, P.J., DICKINSON and LAMAR, JJ.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. The defendant was convicted of felony child abuse based on the State's contention that he punished a child for a potty-training accident by holding her in scalding water until her feet were burned. We affirm.

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. On…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Weathersby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Reddix v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Tate v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Minor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Flowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  4. Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  5. Earnest Varnado, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015

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