Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 12, 2000No. 1999-KA-01662-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Terrance Thomas was convicted of burglary of a dwelling. He appeals alleging that the State failed to prove venue and that the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. David Blake was awakened by the sound of rocks being thrown at the window of his upstairs bedroom around 1:00 in the morning. Blake testified that he went to the window and saw someone whom he knew as “Scooba Boo” outside in the yard. “Scooba Boo” asked for Steve Cooper; Blake responded that Cooper no longer lived in that house.

¶3. Blake was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Benson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Malone v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Cochran v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Bearden v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hensley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
  2. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  4. Grisby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  5. Jimmy Allen v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2025

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