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Amos v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 20, 2005No. 2003-KA-01920-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

911 So.2d 644 (2005)

Rommel A. AMOS, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2003-KA-01920-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

September 20, 2005.

Lydia Roberta Blackmon, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jean Smith Vaughan, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, PJ, IRVING and CHANDLER, JJ.

CHANDLER, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. After a trial in the Circuit Court of Holmes County, Rommel Amos was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Amos appeals, arguing that: (1) his right to a speedy trial was…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. McFee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rommel Amos v. Joe ThorntonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  2. James McCoy v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  3. McDowell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  4. Page v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  5. Dison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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