Legal Opinion

Caleb Corrothers v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 2, 2017No. 2014–DR–01689–SCTPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Caleb Corrothers was convicted of two counts of capital murder and one count of aggravated assault. For the two capital-murder convictions, he received the death penalty. Corrothers appealed, and this Court affirmed his conviction and death sentence. 1 Corrothers now petitions this Court for permission to proceed in the trial court with a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR)-citing ten violations of his constitutional rights.

¶ 2. To be granted leave, Corrothers must present claims that are both procedurally alive and substantially show the denial of a…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. Glossip v. GrossSupreme Court of the United States · 2015

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Abdur Rahim Ambrose a/k/a Abdur Ambrose v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2021
  2. Alberto Julio Garcia a/k/a Alberto J. Garcia a/k/a Alberto Garcia v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2020
  3. Caleb Corrothers a/k/a Caleb Carrothers a/k/a Calbe Carother a/k/a Caleb L. Carrothers a/k/a Caleb Corothers a/k/a Calab Carothes v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2024
  4. David Dickerson v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2021
  5. Joseph David Heard v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2026

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