Legal Opinion

Salter v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 16, 2003No. 2002-CA-02004-COAPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. William Dwayne Salter, represented by counsel, appeals an order of the Circuit Court of George County denying his petition for post-conviction relief. Aggrieved, Salter asserts the following issues on appeal:

I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN ACCEPTING SALTER’S PLEAS OF GUILTY TO KIDNAPING AS THERE WAS NO FACTUAL BASIS FOR THE COURT’S ACCEPTANCE OF SAID PLEAS AND THE CONFINEMENT *414OF THE ALLEGED VICTIMS WAS CLEARLY INCIDENTAL TO THE ROBBERY AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE KIDNAPING.

II. SALTER WAS NOT AFFORDED MINIMAL DUE PROCESS AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING AND WAS DENIED EFFECTIVE…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Reynolds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Moody v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Cuevas v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. William Dwayne Salter v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Richard Lamar Green v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Salter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  4. Courtney R. Logan v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  5. James Wesley Scott v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016

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