Legal Opinion

Garrett v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 2006No. 2004-KA-00775-SCTPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Regina Darlene Garrett (Regina) appeals from her conviction and life imprisonment sentence for the murder of her husband, Charles Joseph Garrett, Sr. She claims the trial court erred in denying her motion for directed verdict of "not guilty" and in refusing two of her requested jury instructions on circumstantial evidence. Finding no reversible error in the record, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On January 28, 2002, Perry County Deputy Sheriff Edward Bolton responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at 188 Holliman Road. At the scene, Deputy Bolton observed Joey Garrett,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Conner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Weathersby v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Lynch v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  4. MacK v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Kniep v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Hampton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Mingo v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Holliman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  4. La'Darrian McCray v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  5. Adam Chism v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018

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