Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 2003No. 2001-KA-01486-SCTPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

843 So.2d 676 (2003)

Charles Edward MORRIS, Jr.

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2001-KA-01486-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 30, 2003.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 2003.

Darnell Felton, Clarksdale, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Scott Stuart, attorney for appellee.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., WALLER and CARLSON, JJ.

WALLER, J., for the court.

¶ 1. Charles Edward Morris, Jr., went to the home of Antonio Sykes on March 27, 2001. When he arrived, Antonio Morris ("Antonio"), Sykes' four-year-old child who was not related to Morris, was in the yard. Morris asked Antonio to go inside…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Holland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Gray v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Manning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Gleeton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Stevens v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by8 opinions

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