Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 5, 2006No. 2004-DR-01290-SCTPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

938 So.2d 1233 (2006)

Kevin SCOTT

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2004-DR-01290-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 5, 2006.

James W. Craig, Jeane A. Thomas, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Marvin L. White, Jr., attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

EASLEY, Justice, for the Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

¶1. Kevin Scott (Scott) and Leroy Lynch confronted seventy-four-year-old Richard Lee in the carport of his home. When Lee's wife, Lurline, heard voices, she opened the door of their home and shots were fired at her. She was able to slam the door and…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. McKinnonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Doss v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
  3. King v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Lynch v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  5. William Wiley v. Christopher Epps, CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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