Legal Opinion

James Allen Swaim v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 1, 2016No. 2015-CP-01341-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. James Allen Swaim was convicted of felony DUI after he was arrested on June 1, 2011, for his third DUI offense in five years. Swaim previously received convictions for misdemeanor DUIs on June 25, 2008, and October 21, 2010. Based on these two prior DUI convictions within five years of each other, Swaim was indicted for felony DUI on March 12, 2012.

¶ 2. On March 4, 2013, Swaim entered a guilty plea to felony DUI, and the trial court sentenced him to five years, with two years to serve, three years suspended, and three years of post-release supervision.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Benson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  5. Reynolds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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