Legal Opinion
Kenneth R. Goldsmith v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided May 17, 2016No. 2014-KA-01321-COAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J.,
for the Court:
MODIFIED OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
¶ 1. The motion for rehearing is denied. We withdraw our original opinion and substitute this modified opinion.
¶ 2. Kenneth R. Goldsmith was convicted of grand larceny in the Circuit Court of Rankin County, Mississippi. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to serve life without parole. Goldsmith raises the following issues on appeal: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, (2) he should have been sentenced under the original -indictment, (3) the State failed to prove his habitual-offender status, (4) his…
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- McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Hoops v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
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