Legal Opinion
Douglas Walker v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided June 19, 2018No. 2016–KA–01442–COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Douglas Walker was convicted of one count of sexual battery and one count of fondling, both stemming from sexual contact with the eight-year-old daughter of his girlfriend. On appeal, Walker contends that his convictions were not supported by substantial evidence and that his two convictions should be merged because one is a lesser-included offense of the other. We find no merit to these contentions, and so we affirm Walker's convictions.
FACTS
¶ 2. On September 22, 2012, eight-year-old "Amy" 1 had spent the day with her adult stepsister, Leslie Horton. As Horton…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Bush v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- McClain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Nicholson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Correy James Dartez v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
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