Legal Opinion
Ford v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 18, 2014No. 2012-KA-01318-SCTPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHANDLER, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. After a jury trial, Stevenson Ford was convicted of murder, and the Washington County Circuit Court sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole. Ford appeals.1 He argues that he was entitled to a mistrial after an officer testified to hearsay that previously had been ruled inadmissible, that he was entitled to a mistrial due to the jury’s premature deliberations, and that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.
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¶ 2. Marvin Stuckett was shot and killed after leaving a private party at…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Amiker v. Drugs for Less, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Snelson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. Tristan CameronSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
- Casey Mark Burgess v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Shannon Rayner v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015