Legal Opinion

White v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 17, 2009No. 2008-CP-01885-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, J,

for the Court.

¶ 1. William Henry White appeals the circuit court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction collateral relief. He claims that: (1) the circuit court improperly re-sentenced him after his initial sentence had been imposed, thus, violating the prohibition against double jeopardy contained in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (2) the circuit court failed to conduct a hearing before re-sentencing; and (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We find that White’s first two issues are procedurally barred because they are raised for the first…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  5. Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010

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