Legal Opinion
Joiner v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 2011No. 2009-CT-00222-SCTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
61 So.3d 156 (2011)
Albert JOINER, Jr.
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 2009-CT-00222-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 19, 2011.
James D. Minor, Oxford, attorney for appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Lisa L. Blount, Attorney for Appellee.
EN BANC.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI
LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. In September 2007, a Lafayette County grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Albert Joiner. Count I charged Joiner with felony flight, and Count II charged Joiner with being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon. Although Count II listed several prior felonies by Joiner, the…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Jefferson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Hentz v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
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