Legal Opinion
Elliott v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 29, 2003No. 2002-CP-00434-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. Vantonias Elliott appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief from a 1983 conviction in which he received a partially suspended sentence. Elliott contends that this Court should vacate the conviction because the partially suspended sentence was illegal.
FACTS
¶ 2. On November 3, 1980, Elliott pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to three years in an institution to be designated by the State Board of Corrections, with one year suspended. On February 3, 1983, Elliott was indicted for armed robbery. On May 23, 1983, pursuant to plea…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Luckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Mason v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Garry Lee Moore v. Raymond Roberts, Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Pruitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
- Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Bowie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
- Marlon K. Jackson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017