Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 13, 2013No. 2011-KA-01549-COAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J„
for the Court:
¶ 1. Saheed Davis shot and killed Maurice Warner at a family gathering on Christmas Day. Davis was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, he argues flaws in the jury instructions, hearsay testimony from an investigator, and his inability to introduce evidence of the victim’s bad character warrant reversal. Davis also challenges the sufficiency and weight of the evidence supporting his conviction and claims his attorney was constitutionally ineffective. After review, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
Background
¶ 2. On Christmas Day 2008,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Fred Harrell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
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