Legal Opinion

Glen Joseph Davis v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 3, 2017No. 2015–KA–01491–COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A Hancock County jury convicted Glen Joseph Davis of murder, and the circuit court sentenced him as a habitual offender to life in prison without eligibility for parole or early release. Davis's appointed appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Lindsey v. State , 939 So.2d 743 (Miss. 2005), certifying that he had examined the record thoroughly and could identify no arguable issues for appeal. Davis subsequently filed a pro se brief in which he argues, among other things, that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to disclose a witness,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Read v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Lindsey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Havard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jerry Page v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  2. Victor D. Jones v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  3. Davis v. ErringtonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2021
  4. John McManus v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  5. Kelvin Bell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019

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