Legal Opinion · Dissent

Robert Patrick Terrell v. State of Mississippi

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 4, 2018No. 2016–KA–00774–SCTPublished

1Dissent

KING, JUSTICE, DISSENTING:

¶ 75. Insufficient evidence exists to convict Terrell of timber theft; therefore, I would reverse and render his timber theft conviction. Further, the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the civil judgments against Terrell; therefore, I would reverse his remaining convictions and remand them for a new trial, in which Terrell could only be convicted of one conspiracy charge.

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the two civil judgments into evidence under Rules 403 and 404.

¶ 76. On the second day of trial, the State attempted to call…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Edwards v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Rubenstein v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004

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