Legal Opinion

Joseph David Heard v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 6, 2026No. 2024-DP-00802-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-DP-00802-SCT JOSEPH DAVID HEARD v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/10/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. LAWRENCE PAUL BOURGEOIS, JR. TRIAL COURT ATTORNEYS: GEORGE RANDALL HUFFMAN MARA MICHÈLE LESIEUR JOFFE WILLIAM CROSBY PARKER LAUREN RUTH HILLERY FRANK PHILIP WITTMANN, IV DONALD RAFFERTY BLAKE THORNBRO HERMAN F. COX BILLY EDWARD STAGE COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: HARRISON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: GREG R. SPORE STACY L. FERRARO ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE…

2Cases cited268 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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