Legal Opinion
Kacy Williams v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided January 30, 2018No. 2016–KA–01485–COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J., FOR THE COURT:
*194 ¶ 1. After a bench trial in the Leflore County Circuit Court, Kacy Williams was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Williams was sentenced as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-83 (Rev. 2015) to life without parole. Williams filed posttrial motions, which the trial court denied.
¶ 2. Williams now appeals. He is represented by the Office of State Public Defender. His appellate attorney raised two issues on appeal: (1) Williams's sentence is disproportionate to the crime, and (2) the evidence was insufficient to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Miller v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
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