Legal Opinion

McKenzie v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 4, 2003No. 2001-CP-01991-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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¶ 1. Larry McKenzie pled guilty to statutory rape in Lauderdale County. After denial of his request for post-conviction relief, McKenzie appeals asserting1:

1. HIS PLEA WAS NOT VOLUNTARILY, KNOWINGLY, NOR INTELLIGENTLY MADE;

2. HE DID NOT RECEIVE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL;

3. LAUDERDALE COUNTY LACKED AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION TO ACCEPT HIS GUILTY PLEA;

4. HE WAS SUBJECTED TO DOUBLE JEOPARDY;

5. THE INDICTMENT WAS IMPROPER;

6. LACK OF SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Hiter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McKenzie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  2. McKenzie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
  3. Holmes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008

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