Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 2007No. 2005-KA-01729-SCTPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
958 So.2d 158 (2007)
Willie Joe WRIGHT
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2005-KA-01729-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
April 5, 2007.
Rehearing Denied June 28, 2007.
Craig A. Conway, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
COBB, Presiding Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. The Lauderdale County Circuit Court found Willie Joe Wright guilty of burglary and rape. He was sentenced to serve two consecutive twenty-five year sentences. Wright claims the trial court erred by: denying his motion for mistrial based upon comments made by the prosecution in…
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