Legal Opinion

LaMontay Marsh v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided February 28, 2017No. 2016-CP-00072-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

GREENLEE, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This is an appeal from Lauderdale County Circuit Court where LaMontay Marsh moved for post-conviction collateral relief (PCR), which was denied. On appeal, Marsh asserts that the circuit court erred because (1) his indictment contained the word “unlawfully” instead of “without au thority of law”; (2) he is actually innocent; and (3) his trial counsel’s assistance'was ineffective. Because (1) the term “unlawfully” is synonymous and interchangeable with the phrase “without authority of law’; (2) Marsh failed to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that no…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Turner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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