Legal Opinion

Dwight Nelson v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 27, 2025No. 2023-CP-00647-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2023-CP-00647-COA DWIGHT NELSON APPELLANT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/17/2023 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. STANLEY ALEX SOREY COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: SIMPSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: DWIGHT NELSON (PRO SE) ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: BARBARA WAKELAND BYRD NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - POST-CONVICTION RELIEF DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED - 05/27/2025 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: EN BANC. WILSON, P.J., FOR THE COURT: ¶1. Following a jury trial, Dwight Nelson was convicted of sexual…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Gilmer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Daniels v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Quang Thanh Tran v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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