Legal Opinion

Whitaker v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 3, 2009No. 2008-CP-00584-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On January 7, 2008, Jerome Whitaker filed a pro se motion for post-conviction relief to set aside his sentence. The motion was denied by the trial court. Aggrieved, Whitaker appeals and argues the following issues: (1) the trial court illegally revoked his probation; (2) the trial court erred by imposing a sentence that exceeded his original sentence; (3) the trial court erred by not appointing him counsel; and (4) Whitaker received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the conviction and reverse the sentence of five years with two years suspended and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  4. Kitchens v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Fannings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cedric Brown v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Craytonia Latroy Badger a/k/a Craytonia Badger a/k/a Craytonia L. Badger v. State of Mississippi; CCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020

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