Legal Opinion

Damon Samhal Fagan v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 6, 2015No. 2014-KA-00458-SCTPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury convicted Damon Fagan of four counts of sexual battery, and the trial judge sentenced him to thirty years in prison, with ten years’ post-release supervision. Fagan appeals to this Court, arguing that the State’s evidence was legally insufficient and that his conviction was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. We disagree and affirm the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2." In September 2012, Bryan Davis told police that Fagan had sexually abused his niece several years before. Fagan lived with Bryan’s sister, Nakeia, “on and off’…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Cotton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Watkins ex rel. Wrongful Death Heirs of Watkins v. Mississippi Department of Human ServicesMississippi Supreme Court · 2014

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Damion LaFredrick Pace v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Victoria Swanagan v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Gregory Wayne Colburn v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Arious Turner v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2024
  5. Christopher Brian Sheely a/k/a Christopher Sheely a/k/a Christopher B. Sheely v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2024

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