Legal Opinion

Tommy Van Yates, Jr. a/k/a Tommy Yates v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 18, 2025No. 2024-KA-00371-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-KA-00371-COA TOMMY VAN YATES, JR. A/K/A TOMMY APPELLANT YATES v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/26/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. JAMES T. KITCHENS JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: LOWNDES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: HUNTER NOLAN AIKENS ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: BARBARA WAKELAND BYRD DISTRICT ATTORNEY: SCOTT WINSTON COLOM NATURE OF THE CASE: CRIMINAL - FELONY DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED - 11/18/2025 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: BEFORE WILSON,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Poole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Walter Dewayne Sanford v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2018

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