Legal Opinion

Rogervelt Sims a/k/a Velt v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 2026No. 2024-KA-00642-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-KA-00642-SCT ROGERVELT SIMS a/k/a VELT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/18/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. LINDA F. COLEMAN TRIAL COURT ATTORNEYS: JAMIE MARIE BANKS DAVID LYDELL TISDELL CHERYL ANN WEBSTER CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL FINN STEPHANIE ALEXIS BROWN LASHONDRIA NICOLE GOODEN PATRICIA ANN BOOKER COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: COAHOMA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: JUSTIN COOK ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: BARBARA WAKELAND BYRD DISTRICT ATTORNEY: BRENDA FAY MITCHELL NATURE…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Fleming v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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