Legal Opinion
Bryant v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 19, 2014No. 2012-KA-02053-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Dareous Rico Bryant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Bryant filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a motion for a new trial. The trial court denied his motion. Bryant now appeals raising the following issues: whether the trial court erred by not conducting a hearing on jury tampering and whether there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS
¶2. On May 1, 2009, Bryant threw a birthday party at the Bee Hive Club in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gladney v. Clarksdale Beverage Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Johnson v. ST. DOMINICS-JACKSON MEM. HOSP.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2007
- Daniels v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Roach v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Rutland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Devin Shepherd v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
- Nicholas Paul Fontenot a/k/a Nicholas Fontenot a/k/a Nicholas Paul Fortenot v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
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