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Timmie Brooks v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 10, 2017No. 2013-CP-00978-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶1. Timmie Brooks was indicted by a Coahoma County grand jury on one count of capital murder 1 and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. Brooks was subsequently indicted in two separate matters: one count of felony escape, and one count of murder. 2 On February 17, 2010, Brooks, represented by public defender Ricky Lewis, and Ray Carter from the Office of Capital Defense Counsel, filed a petition to plead guilty to capital murder. Brooks’s petition shows that in exchange for his guilty plea to capital murder, the State would…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  4. Rigdon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  5. Grissom v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. David William Kent, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  2. Cutrell Varnado a/k/a Cutrell Smith Varnado a/k/a Cutrell S. Varnado v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023
  3. Darrell Green v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024
  4. Emanuel Richardson a/k/a Emmanuel Richardson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
  5. Jericka J. Ruffin a/k/a Jericka Ruffin a/k/a Jericka Jacourtney Ruffin v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025

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