Legal Opinion
Coleman v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 2002No. 1999-KA-00670-SCTPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR CORRECTION OF OPINION
¶ 1. The Motion for Correction of Opinion is granted. The opinions previously issued in this case are withdrawn, and these opinions are substituted therefor. The mandate in this case shall issue forthwith.
¶ 2. In May 1995, Prentiss Coleman, III was indicted in the Circuit Court of Warren County for the capital murder of Melanie Straughter. The indictment charged that on or about December 18, 1994, Coleman did break and enter the dwelling house of Angela Tillman in the night with an ax with the intent to commit the crime of murder. The case was tried to a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blue v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Heidel v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- King v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- Detroit Marine Engineering v. McReeMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Laney v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Caston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- Hodges v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- McGruder v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- Griffin v. McKenneyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
- Readus v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
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