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Carter v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 5, 1999No. 1998-KA-00982-SCTPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

743 So.2d 985 (1999)

Aaron CARTER a/k/a `Little Head'

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 1998-KA-00982-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 5, 1999.

Allan D. Shackelford, Clarksdale, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of The Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE PITTMAN, P.J., McRAE AND SMITH, JJ.

McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. In this case, Aaron Carter was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole. He raises a single issue on direct appeal: that the verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Given the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Wetz v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Herring v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. May v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Groseclose v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dilworth v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Baldwin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Blake v. CleinMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Carter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Carr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000

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