Legal Opinion

Lawrence v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 4, 2012No. 2010-CA-01288-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jeffrey Scott Lawrence appeals the Jackson County Circuit Court’s order denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Lawrence raises five issues for review, which we restate for clarity: (1) whether his attorney’s failure to object to *158identification testimony from two law-enforcement officers resulted in ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) whether his attorney’s failure to object to hearsay and opinion evidence resulted in ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) whether his attorney’s failure to object to the State’s rebuttal witnesses and introduction…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ross v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Byrom v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Carney v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  2. Pryor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  3. Antwaine Liddell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  4. Derrick D. Luckett v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  5. Kelvin Bell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019

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