Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 5, 2012No. 2011-KA-00097-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Donald James Wilson was convicted in the Franklin County Circuit Court of armed robbery. and sentenced to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Wilson brings three issues for our review: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict; (2) whether the trial court erred in failing sua sponte to declare a mistrial; and (3) whether Wilson received ineffective assistance of counsel. We find no error and affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

¶ 2. At 2:30 p.m. on December 2, 2009, the Bank of Franklin in Roxie, Mississippi…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Edwards v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Carr v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Jordan Cummins a/k/a Jordan Kyle Cummins v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025

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