Legal Opinion

Doss v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 9, 2003No. 2002-KA-00804-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KING, P.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Willie Doss was convicted of the murder of his wife by a jury of the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County and sentenced to life imprisonment with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Doss appeals and argues that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for JNOV or, in the alternative, motion for new trial because the jury verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

¶ 2. Finding no error, this Court affirms the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

¶ 3. Around 4:00 a.m. on the morning of August 13, 2000, Willie Doss came home and during the course…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Dudley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Brandon HMA, Inc. v. BradshawMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Langston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Doss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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