Legal Opinion · Dissent

Mills v. City of Water Valley

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 14, 2011No. 2010-KM-00263-COAPublished

1DissentCarlton, J.

¶ 14. I respectfully dissent from the majority and would affirm the conviction in this case.

¶ 15. In Martin v. State, 43 So.3d 504, 507 (¶ 14) (Miss.Ct.App.2010) (quoting Bush v. State, 895 So.2d 836, 843 (¶ 16) (Miss.2005)), this Court recognized that in reviewing whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction, the Mississippi Supreme Court has stated that: “the critical inquiry is whether the evidence shows ‘beyond a reasonable doubt that accused committed the act charged, and that he did so under such circumstances that every element of the offense existed; and where the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
  4. Dunn v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Camper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010

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