Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 19, 2010No. 2008-KA-00844-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Harvey Williams Jr. was convicted of murder by a Hinds County jury and sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved, he appeals and asserts (1) that the trial court erred in refusing to allow testimony because of a discovery violation, (2) that the State committed prosecutorial misconduct, (3) that the trial court erred in refusing to grant the defense’s motion for a continuance, (4) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, (5) that the trial court erred in holding that the State would be permitted to impeach…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Fuselier v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Heidel v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Payton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Harvey Williams, Jr. v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Harvey Williams, Jr. v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Harvey Williams, Jr. v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014

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