Legal Opinion

Anthony Windless v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 2015No. 2014-KA-00547-SCTPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Quitman County jury found Anthony Windless guilty of capital murder, and Windless was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. Windless appeals his conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On February -26, 2011, Charles Presley drove from his home in Sledge, Mississippi, to Batesville to have lunch with his son. After lunch, Presley’s son withdrew $100 from his bank account and…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Hunter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Mohr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Archie Quinn v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Richard White v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Adam Chism v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  4. V'Nell L. Miskell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  5. Margaret Magers v. Diamondhead Resort, LLCCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016

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