Legal Opinion
Coverson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1993No. 90-KA-1170PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. INTRODUCTION
In this burglary and attempted sexual-assault case, the defendant, Dwight Coverson, broke into Curtescine Lloyd's home in Edwards, Mississippi, on the night of February 3, 1990. Coverson burglarized Lloyd's home and then attempted — but failed — to sexually assault her. A subsequent investigation by the Hinds County Sheriff's Department led to Coverson's arrest. A jury in the Hinds County Circuit Court found Coverson guilty, for which the trial judge sentenced him to a total of 25 years' imprisonment.
A. Detailed Facts1
The victim in this case provided a factual account of the…
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