Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 20, 2009No. 2008-KA-00225-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLTON, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Jermaine Robinson was convicted in the Hinds County Circuit Court for the murder of Walter Winters, Jr. He was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
¶ 2. Robinson argues on appeal that: (1) the trial court erred in its denial of a mistrial when the prosecutor commented on Robinson’s right to remain silent, which Robinson submits violated his fundamental right to a fair trial; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in its denial of jury instructions D-4 and D-5 dealing with manslaughter and, thereby, denied Robinson his…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Anderson v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Shell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Shell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Underwood v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
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