Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 28, 2003No. 2002-CA-00559-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. On November 20, 1997, Michael Sheffield was indicted on charges of burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny. Sheffield was tried and found guilty of burglary of a dwelling and sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections as a habitual offender. Sheffield appealed, and the supreme court affirmed Sheffield's conviction.Sheffield v. State, 749 So.2d 123 (Miss. 1999).
¶ 2. Sheffield filed a request in the supreme court for leave to file a motion for post-conviction relief in the trial court. The supreme court granted the request. After an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wainwright v. TornaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Leatherwood v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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