Roach v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jimmie Roach filed a motion for post-conviction relief claiming he was entitled to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence that during his trial a juror was exposed to extraneous information supplied by law enforcement personnel involved in the case. The motion was denied. Roach appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Roach filed a petition for writ of certiorari, which the Court granted.

Facts and Procedural History

¶ 2. In 2004, Jimmie Roach was convicted by a jury in the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District,…