Legal Opinion
Wallace v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided September 24, 2013No. 2012-KA-00310-COAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Following a jury trial in the DeSoto County Circuit Court, Sam Wallace was convicted of one count of selling cocaine to a confidential informant. Due to his status as a habitual offender, Wallace was sentenced to serve life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Wallace’s post-trial motions were denied. Subsequently, he filed the current appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On January 14, 2010, a DeSoto County grand jury indicted Wallace on one count of selling cocaine in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- Newell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
- Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
- Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Larry D. Waldon v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
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