Legal Opinion
Donald Bell v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 27, 2016No. 2015-KA-00643-SCTPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Donald Bell appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted armed robbery. Due to the trial court’s suggestive comments to a deadlocked jury, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On November 14, 2012, Bell drove to Southern Bancorp in Lambert, left his keys in the ignition, and entered the bank. He pulled a hood over his head and demanded $2,500 from the teller. Before she could respond, Bell pulled out a gun and attempted to get it under her bullet-proof window. The teller ran down the hallway, attempting to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Read v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Sharplin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
- Folk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Correy James Dartez v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Ira Joseph Clayton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
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