Legal Opinion
Joey Montrell Chandler v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 2018No. 2015–KA–01636–SCTPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In 2005, Joey Montrell Chandler was convicted for the murder of his cousin Emmitt Chandler and sentenced to life in prison under Mississippi Code Section 97-3-21 (2005). The Court affirmed his conviction and sentence on appeal. Chandler v. State , 946 So.2d 355 , 356, 366 (¶¶ 1, 54) (Miss. 2006). In 2015, Chandler received a new sentencing hearing for his murder conviction in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Miller v. Alabama , 567 U.S. 460 , 132 S.Ct. 2455 , 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012). Following the hearing, the circuit court sentenced…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Bennett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
- Parker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
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3Cited by19 opinions
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