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Akilah Denise Watson a/k/a Akilah D. Watson a/k/a Akilah Watson v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 26, 2026No. 2024-KA-01149-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-KA-01149-COA AKILAH DENISE WATSON A/K/A AKILAH D. APPELLANT WATSON A/K/A AKILAH WATSON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/14/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. STEVE S. RATCLIFF III COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: MADISON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: DAMON RAMON STEVENSON ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: JULIANNE KAY BAILEY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: JOHN K. BRAMLETT JR. NATURE OF THE CASE: CRIMINAL - FELONY DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED - 05/26/2026 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: BEFORE WILSON, P.J., McCARTY…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Sheffield v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Havard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Poole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010

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