Legal Opinion

Greg A. Fortenberry v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 19, 2016No. 2015-KA-00183-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1.. On January 29, 2015, the Circuit Court of Pike County denied Greg Forten-berry’s motion for a new trial. Fortenber-ry raises three issues on appeal. First, Fortenberry argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted photographs depicting the condition in which the murder victim’s body was found. ' Second, Fortenberry argues that the jury’s verdict- was against the overwhelming weight of evidence. Last, Fortenberry argues that all of the errors committed during his trial deprived him of a fundamentally fair and impartial trial and that the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Ross v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Byrom v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Harris v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dwayne Bryant v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  2. Karen Lynn Woods v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017

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