Legal Opinion
Thornhill v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided June 28, 2005No. 2003-CP-01301-COAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. On August 23, 2002, Michael E. Thornhill pled guilty to the crimes of house burglary, simple assault on a law enforcement officer, and escape. The Honorable Samac Richardson, Circuit Judge of Rankin County, reviewed Thornhill's sworn petition to enter guilty plea and conducted the proper hearing to accept the guilty plea. On August 23, 2002, the judgement of conviction and sentence instanter, entered by Judge Richardson, sentenced Thornhill as follows:
To serve a term of 5 year(s) in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections in cause number 14,239 [simple assault of a law…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
- Hiter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
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