Legal Opinion

Henley v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1998No. 97-KA-00782-SCTPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

729 So.2d 232 (1998)

Harold Lee HENLEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 97-KA-00782-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 10, 1998.

Donna Sue Smith, Columbus, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Wayne Snuggs, Attorney for Appellee.

EN BANC.

WALLER, Justice, for the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1. Harold Lee Henley was indicted by the Lowndes County Grand Jury for grand larceny, aggravated assault, and attempted rape. Henley was tried before a jury and convicted of all counts. He was sentenced to 5 years for grand larceny, 8 years for attempted rape, and 18 years for the aggravated…

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2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Puckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Humphrey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Hawthorne v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Tanner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Drake v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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