Legal Opinion

Sheffield v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 28, 2003No. 2002-CA-00559-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

881 So.2d 249 (2003)

Michael SHEFFIELD, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2002-CA-00559-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

October 28, 2003.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 2004.

James A. Williams, Meridian, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, attorney for appellee.

Before McMILLIN, C.J., THOMAS and CHANDLER, JJ.

CHANDLER, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On November 20, 1997, Michael Sheffield was indicted on charges of burglary of a dwelling and grand larceny. Sheffield was tried and found guilty of burglary of a dwelling and sentenced to life imprisonment in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Wainwright v. TornaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Leatherwood v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985

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