Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 2004No. 2003-KA-02416-SCTPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

904 So.2d 987 (2004)

Donald WILSON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 2003-KA-02416-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 2, 2004.

Tommy Wayne Defer, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.

Before SMITH, C.J., CARLSON and DICKINSON, JJ.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Donald Wilson and Sandy Tyler separated after living together and parenting two children. Wilson notified Tyler that he was coming to visit the children on March 21, 2002. When Wilson arrived, he spoke to Tyler through the screen door of her apartment. Tyler turned her back…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Chandler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  2. McCray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Killen v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Calvin Hunter v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  5. Hampton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010

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