Legal Opinion

Minor v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 7, 2012No. 2010-KA-01753-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, J.,

for the court:

¶ 1. Andy Edward Minor was convicted of shooting into a dwelling, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal, he argues: (1) the State violated its Brady obligations; (2) the trial judge abused his discretion by denying his motion for continuance; (3) the admission of one of Minor’s prior felony convictions and other bad acts was plain error; and (4) the jury’s verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  2. Nathaniel Cooper v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  3. Jerry Page v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  4. Minor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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