Legal Opinion

Watts v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 18, 2003No. 2002-CP-00884-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Toney Watts pled guilty to uttering a forgery and was sentenced on January 30,1997, to a term of ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with five years to serve in the RID program and five years under post release supervision. Watts’ probation was revoked on February 12, 1999. Aggrieved he asserts the following:

I. THE COURT ERRED IN DENYING APPELLANT’S RIGHT TO COUNSEL DURING THE REVOCATION HEARING.

II. THE COURT ERRED IN REVOKING APPELLANT’S TEN YEAR SENTENCE PURSUANT TO § 47-7-37 MISSISSIPPI CODE ANNOTATED 1972 AS AMENDED.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Luckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Cole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Riely v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Caviness v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  2. Caviness v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008

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