Legal Opinion

Marlene Zernee McCoy v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 24, 2015No. 2014-KA-01253-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Marlene McCoy appealed after a Harrison County jury convicted her of felony driving' under the influence (DUI). We are called Upon to decide whether McCoy was properly indicted for felony DUI and whether the Circuit Court of Harrison County erred in refusing to give McCoy’s theory-of-defense jury instructions.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. On October 2, 2012, at around -9:15 p.m., Officer Jason Gruich, with the City of Biloxi Police Department, located a car being driven by a DUI suspect. He initiated a stop and spoke with the suspect, who…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Newell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Montana v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Hye v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Boone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Latoya Brisco v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  2. Miles Cunningham v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
  3. Willie Ray Bolton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023

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