Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 9, 1999No. 98-KA-00445-SCTPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

757 So.2d 953 (1999)

John WILLIAMS a/k/a John L. William

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 98-KA-00445-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 9, 1999.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1999.

K. Elizabeth Davis, Greenwood, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General By Charles W. Maris, Jr., Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE SULLIVAN, P.J., BANKS AND WALLER, JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case challenges the conviction and sentence imposed for sexual battery. We conclude that the conviction is supported by the evidence. We further conclude that the sentence imposed is neither excessive…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Wetz v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Herring v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Humphrey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Hicks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Walton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Kelvin D. Ashford v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017

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