Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 27, 2015No. 2014-CP-00076-COAPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Hence David Davis appeals the Lauderdale County Circuit Court’s summary denial and dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), arguing that his indictment is defective and that his sentence is illegal. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal.

FACTS

¶ 2. On August 5, 2011, a Lauderdale County grand jury indicted Davis for sale of cocaine, in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-139 (Supp.2014). Davis was further indicted as a habitual offender pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Supp.2014), and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Gilmer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Harrison v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Henderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ashley Bryant v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  2. Dennis Thompson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  3. Lonzell Jones v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  4. Andrew Graham, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  5. Darry Daniels a/k/a Darry Lanier Daniels v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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