Legal Opinion

DOUGALEWICZ v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 20, 2010No. 2009-KA-00533-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Leonard Dougalewicz was convicted of the murder of his friend, Bobby Linds-ley. The Hinds County Circuit Court sentenced Dougalewicz as a habitual offender to serve a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Dougalewicz appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing that: (1) the trial court erred in admitting his statement to police into evidence; (2) the trial court should have granted his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the murder charge; and (3) the jury’s verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Weathersby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Amiker v. Drugs for Less, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Mohr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Barfield v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009

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