Legal Opinion
Shannon Craig Parker v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2019No. 2016-CT-01502-SCTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Shannon Craig Parker appeals his aggravated-assault conviction and enhanced sentence. We assigned his appeal to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed. However, the appellate court was divided on one of the three issues Parker raised-whether the trial judge abused his discretion in denying Parker's request for a mental evaluation to pursue a possible insanity defense. We granted Parker's petition for writ of certiorari to review this issue.
¶2. After review, we hold the trial judge did not abuse his discretion when he denied Parker's pro se motion for a mental…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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