Legal Opinion

Huntley v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1988No. 57578PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On August 22, 1983, the appellant was convicted of the crime of receiving embezzled funds. He was sentenced to serve life imprisonment without eligibility of parole pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-83 (1972) (habitual offender statute). Huntley appeals assigning four errors, three of which merit discussion.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The appellant was charged with receiving embezzled funds, found guilty by a jury and sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility of parole pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated §99-19-83 (1972).

The following previous convictions of appellant were considered by…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Baker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Long v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Cummings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  3. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Crutcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  5. Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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