Legal Opinion

Lesley v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 12, 1992No. 89-KA-893PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Loretta Lesley, along with Basil Hood, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Hood pled guilty. After trial on Loretta Lesley's charge, the jury returned a guilty verdict. Loretta Lesley has appealed to this Court alleging that: (1) the trial court erred by allowing the State to elicit testimony from a State's witness, Dale Lesley, regarding Loretta Lesley's alleged extramarital affairs in violation of Miss.R.Evid. 404(b); and (2) the trial court erred by overruling her motion to suppress statements by her to law officers and erred by admitting such evidence at trial.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Lockett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Lockett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Ballenger v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Hunter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Duplantis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Puckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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