Legal Opinion

Grayson v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 18, 2013No. 2012-BR-00059-SCTPublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Blayde Grayson was indicted for capital murder while in the commission of burglary with the intent to steal personal property. A George County jury found him guilty, of capital murder and, in a separate sentencing proceeding, sentenced him to death. This Court affirmed Gray-son’s conviction and death sentence. Grayson v. State, 806 So.2d 241 (Miss.2001) (Grayson I), cert. denied,, Grayson v. Mississippi, 537 U.S. 973, 123 S.Ct. 466, 154 L.Ed.2d 329 (2002). This Court’s mandate issued on February 14, 2002.

¶ 2. On February 14, 2003, Grayson filed his first…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Donald Keith Smith v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
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  3. Moffett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
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  5. William Antonio Avery v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015

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