Legal Opinion

Rebecca Lynn Jones v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 2014No. 2013-KA-00520-SCTPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Circuit Court of Prentiss County convicted Rebecca Lynn Jones for the murder of her mother and sentenced her to life imprisonment. On appeal, she asserts that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of her prior drug use, that the trial court erred in denying her motions for judgment as a matter of law, and *875that the verdict is against the weight and sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

¶ 2. Rebecca Lynn Jones is the daughter of the decedent, Jane Jones. Rebecca visited Jane in May 2010. An altercation…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Ballenger v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Hoops v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Weathersby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Holliman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Melvin Potts v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Burrell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  4. David W. Parvin v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  5. Bennie Beal v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016

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