Legal Opinion

Chamberlin v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 10, 2010No. 2008-DR-01690-SCTPublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Lisa Jo Chamberlin was convicted on two counts of capital murder and sentenced to death. Chamberlin’s conviction and sentence were affirmed by this Court on direct appeal in Chamberlin v. State, 989 So.2d 320 (Miss.2008), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 908, 173 L.Ed.2d 122 (2009).

¶2. Chamberlin has filed a motion for post-conviction-relief, asking this Court to grant her leave to proceed in the trial court, asserting the following grounds for relief:

I. That she was denied effective assistance of counsel before and during the guilt-innocence phase of her…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Batiste v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Conners v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Corrothers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Keller v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Ronk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2015

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