Legal Opinion
Reith v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 2014No. 2011-CT-01591-SCTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI
RANDOLPH, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Mississippi, Joseph Robert Reith was convicted for the murder of his ex-wife and sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Reith appealed, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Reith v. State, 135 So.3d 892 (Miss.Ct.App.2013). Following that court’s denial of his motion for rehearing, Reith filed a petition for writ of certiorari, which this Court granted.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Coffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
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