Legal Opinion
Jason Hall v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 2018No. 2017–CA–00226–SCTPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, CHIEF JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. The sole issue presented is the interpretation of Mississippi Code Section 11-44-7, which provides the method for determining attorney's fees in a wrongful conviction and imprisonment case. The trial court held that the statute sets out an escalation of fees tied to each stage of the case, capping the fee award at 25%. We agree.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. This Court reversed and vacated Jason Hall's conviction of accessory after the fact. Hall v. State , 127 So.3d 202 (Miss. 2013) ( Hall I ). Hall then sued the State under the Wrongful Conviction…
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