Legal Opinion

Steven Lee Boggs v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 2016No. 2014-KA-00194-SCTPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Steven Lee Boggs appeals his conviction for one count of gratification of lust, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing the State to present improper character evidence. Finding no error, we affirm Boggs’s conviction.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. This case arises out of Boggs’s interactions with three minor victims, K.E., S.S. and D.N.,1 between the summer of 2009 and the summer of 2010. K.E. and S.S. were between the ages of ten and eleven during the time of the incidents that led to the indictment in this case, while D.N. was between the ages…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Ross v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. People v. SabinMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Powell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Mitchell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. James L. Johnson, Jr. v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Angelia Byrd v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  3. Ashia Forrest a/k/a Ashia Williams Forrest a/k/a Ashia Williams-Forrest v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023
  4. James L. Johnson, Jr. v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Jkwon Omarion Page v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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