Legal Opinion
Clarence Lovett v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 7, 2018No. 2017-CP-00430-COAPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Clarence Lovett pled guilty to two counts of sexual battery. The victim was impregnated around her fourteenth birthday, and Lovett-who was in his forties at the time-was established by DNA testing to be the child's father. At the plea hearing, the prosecutor stated the victim would testify Lovett had been having sex with her since she was nine years old. Lovett's plea was made without an agreed recommendation, leaving his sentences up to the circuit court, which ultimately sentenced Lovett to twenty-five years on each count, to be served consecutively.
¶ 2. Lovett…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Gardner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Wright v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by13 opinions
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