Legal Opinion

Swinford v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 16, 1995No. 91-KA-00845-SCTPublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This appeal arises from the August 20, 1991 DeSoto County Circuit Court judgment wherein Darla Jo Swinford was convicted of murder. Swinford was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and assessed with all court costs. Swinford raises the following assignments of error on appeal:

I. The evidence was insufficient to sustain the guilty verdict and the verdict was contrary to the law and principles of justice.

II. The trial court erred in allowing exhibits into evidence in violation of Rule 4.06 of the Mississippi Uniform Criminal Rules of Circuit Court…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. May v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. McFee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Bullock v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Cole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Box v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Lynch v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Dilworth v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Hooker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Strahan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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