Legal Opinion

Gill v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 19, 2013No. 2012-KA-00420-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. David Gill appeals his conviction of sexual battery. Gill argues: (1) the trial court erred when it denied his post-trial motions, (2) the trial court committed plain error in allowing an erroneous jury instruction, and (3) he was provided ineffective assistance of counsel. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On August 9, 2010, Gill was indicted for sexual battery of D.G., a female under the age of eighteen. Gill was indicted under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-95(2) (Rev.2006) for sexual battery of a minor by one in a position of authority over…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Byrom v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Cole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kendrick Jeroum Body v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  2. James Douglas McKnight v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  3. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  4. McNair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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