Legal Opinion

Wallace v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 15, 2014No. 2013-KA-00173-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Two men in a pickup were seen fleeing the scene of a drive-by shooting in Vicksburg. A short time later, and not too far away, Eric Wallace and a friend were pulled over for speeding. Wallace gave officers a half-empty pistol containing cartridges that matched shell casings found at the scene. Wallace was later convicted of three counts relating to the shooting, and he appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Around 1:30 a.m. on August 19, 2011, someone fired multiple shots in front of a duplex on Jackson Street in Vicksburg. Bullets hit one side of the duplex and a van parked…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Read v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Anthony Murry v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  3. Anthony Murry v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  4. Anthony Murry v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  5. Antonie D. Kirk v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023

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