Legal Opinion
Laqunn Gary v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 2018No. 2014–KA–01172–SCTPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Laqunn Gary carjacked Vizavian Trent Darby at gunpoint. When Darby refused to get out of the car, Gary shot Darby in the head, killing him. At Gary's trial, the jury watched a video of Gary confessing to killing Darby. The jury found Gary guilty of capital murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
¶ 2. On appeal, Gary challenges the admission of his confession. Before trial, Gary had filed a motion to suppress his confession, claiming he had not voluntarily waived his Miranda rights. 1 The trial court ruled the confession was voluntary. But…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Bullock v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
- Agee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
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