Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 4, 2003No. 2002-CP-00571-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Curtis Rodriguez1 a/k/a Curtis Herold petitioned the Attala County Circuit Court for post-conviction relief. The circuit court denied his petition. Rodriguez appealed to this Court, asserting three issues for our consideration:

I. WHETHER RODRIGUEZ WAS DENIED DUE PROCESS BY OFFICIALS OF THE LEFLORE COUNTY RESTITUTION CENTER CONVICTING HIM OF RULE VIOLATION REPORTS WITHOUT GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD OR TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

II. WHETHER THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO REVOKE RODRIGUEZ'S PROBATION.

III. WHETHER RODRIGUEZ'S SENTENCE IS EXCESSIVE AND VIOLATES THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Sanders v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Riely v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Smallwood v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  3. Grace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
  4. Sobrado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  5. Sobrado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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