Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 2008No. 2002-CT-00798-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
981 So.2d 964 (2008)
James Wesley SCOTT
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2002-CT-00798-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 15, 2008.
James Wesley Scott, pro se.
Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
SMITH, Chief Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. On April 5, 2000, the Forrest County Grand Jury indicted James Wesley Scott for simple robbery, attempted kidnaping, and attempted sexual assault. On August 29, 2001, a jury pool was called. After voir dire, but before empanelment, Scott alleged that the state's use of peremptory challenges was racially motivated in violation…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Lockett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- McGilberry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Woodward v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- United States v. Ella Louise Forbes and Lillie Mae BerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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