Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 7, 1999No. 1998-CP-01391-COAPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Isaiah Williams, pro se, appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Sunflower County, Mississippi denying his post-conviction motion. Aggrieved, Williams raises the following assignments of error on appeal of said motion:

I. WHETHER WILLIAMS HAD EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL DURING HIS PLEA AND SENTENCING HEARINGS.

II. WHETHER THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM TO SUPPORT HIS PLEA OF GUILTY.

III. WHETHER MISSISSIPPI'S SEXUAL BATTERY STATUTE IS VOID FOR VAGUENESS AND THEREFORE IN VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS.

Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Isaiah Williams pled guilty to aggravated…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Cole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Leatherwood v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Rivers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  2. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  3. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  4. Frierson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  5. Pierce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

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