Legal Opinion
Reith v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 19, 2013No. 2011-KA-01591-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING, P.J., for the Court:
¶ 1. On September 21, 2011, a jury convicted Joseph Robert Reith of murder. The Madison County Circuit Court sentenced him to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Feeling aggrieved, Reith appeals and argues that: (1) the circuit court erroneously gave jury instruction S-5; (2) the circuit court improperly limited his theory of the case; (B) there is insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict; and (4) he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
¶ 2. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
FACTS
¶ 3. Reith and his…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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