Legal Opinion

Ray James v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 11, 2018No. 2017-CP-01195-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WESTBROOKS, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Ray James was convicted of burglary of a dwelling and four counts of aggravated assault against a police officer. Eleven years later, James filed a motion for a sentence reduction or, in the alternative, a new trial or permission to appeal. Finding that James's motion was time barred, the circuit court denied his motion. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In July 2005, James was convicted of burglary of a dwelling and four counts of aggravated assault against a police officer. In 2010, the officer, Tony Cooper, was later convicted and sentenced on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Bevill v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. William Dwayne Salter v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Antonio Demarao Harris a/k/a Antonio Harris v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  2. Louis Edward Chandler v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  3. William Black a/k/a William Taylor Black v. State of Mississippi;Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020

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