Legal Opinion
Richard W. Morrow v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 2019No. 2018-KA-00166-SCTPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Richard Morrow was convicted of fondling and sentenced as a habitual offender to life in prison without parole. Morrow's trial counsel did not file a direct appeal. Nevertheless, the trial court allowed Morrow to proceed with an out of time appeal. Morrow raises four assignments of error: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing testimony and comments about DNA evidence; (2) whether the victim's nonverbal responses were ambiguous and therefore insufficient to support the verdict; (3) whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (4)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Goff v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
- Archer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
- Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Christopher Reshad Rice a/k/a Christopher Rice a/k/a Christopher Rashad Rice v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
- David Jones a/k/a David Bernard Jones v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
- Donta Kirby a/k/a Donta Terrell Kirby a/k/a Donta T. Kirby v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024
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