Legal Opinion
Cummings v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 16, 2013No. 2012-CP-01006-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. In 1979, Ottis Cummings pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling and aggravated assault in two separate causes and was convicted and sentenced. He completed both sentences. In 2009, Cummings was convicted of felony driving under the influence. See Cummings v. State, 29 So.3d 859, 861 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2010). Based on his 1979 convictions, he was found to be a habitual offender and was sentenced to life without eligibility for parole or probation. Id.
¶2. Subsequently, on June 11, 2012, Cummings filed two separate motions for post-conviction collateral relief (PCR)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Callins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jess Green v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
- Earl Bates v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Jerri Collins v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
- Keif Lamont Jones v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Ottis J. Cummings, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
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