Legal Opinion

Kelvin D. Ashford v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 2017No. 2015-KA-01839-SCTPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Kelvin Ashford was indicted, tried, and found guilty by a Tate County jury on eight counts of sexual battery and two counts of fondling. Aggrieved by the judgment of conviction and resulting sentence, Ashford appeals. Finding no error, we affirm. .

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. According to N.W., 1 her' aunt, Marjorie Willie, had an oh-agairy off-again relationship -with Kelvin Ashford 2 for N.W.’s entire life. N.W. and Marjorie were close, they saw each other almost every day, and N.W. considered Ashford' to be like an uncle. N.W. testified…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Guaranty Nat. Ins. Co. v. PittmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Bowie v. Montfort Jones Memorial Hosp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Harris v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Rickey Portis v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Douglas Walker v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
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  4. Cornelius Young v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  5. Douglas Walker v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018

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